Pauline Hanson

From RationalWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Please Explain.
—Pauline Hanson on being asked if she was xenophobic.
Pauline Hanson.jpg

Pauline Hanson (aka The Witch of Ipswich[1]) is an Australian politician, whose ferociously anti-immigration stance is weakened somewhat by her decision to emigrate to a small, rather crowded country on the other side of the world. In the 1990s, she claimed that Australia was being "swamped by Asians."[2]

[edit] Elections: For fun and profit

Pauline Hanson came to national attention, when as the Liberal Party of Australia's candidate for the Queensland seat of Oxley in the 1996 federal election, the most strongly held Labor seat in Queensland, she advocated the abolition of special government programs to help the Australian Aborigines. She was dropped by the party as the official candidate, but her name remained on the ballot and she won the election with 54.66% of the vote after distribution.[3]

Unfortunately as an elected representative of the Australian parliament she is entailed to give a least one speech on what ever they feel like. Hanson, to the cringing of the parliament, chose immigration and multiculturalism:

Immigration and multiculturalism are issues that this government is trying to address, but for far too long ordinary Australians have been kept out of any debate by the major parties. I and most Australians want our immigration policy radically reviewed and that of multiculturalism abolished. I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians. Between 1984 and 1995, 40 per cent of all migrants coming into this country were of Asian origin. They have their own culture and religion, form ghettos and do not assimilate. Of course, I will be called racist but, if I can invite whom I want into my home, then I should have the right to have a say in who comes into my country. A truly multicultural country can never be strong or united. The world is full of failed and tragic examples, ranging from Ireland to Bosnia to Africa and, closer to home, Papua New Guinea. America and Great Britain are currently paying the price. Arthur Calwell was a great Australian and Labor leader, and it is a pity that there are not men of his stature sitting on the opposition benches today. Arthur Calwell said: Japan, India, Burma, Ceylon and every new African nation are fiercely anti-white and anti one another. Do we want or need any of these people here? I am one red-blooded Australian who says no and who speaks for 90% of Australians. I have no hesitation in echoing the words of Arthur Calwell.[4]

In 1997 she founded the One Nation party. In 1998, an early federal election occurred and Hanson elected to run for the seat of Blair in Queensland, which she lost with 46.6% of the votes after distribution.[5]

She has since run in almost every available election, both at state and federal level, each time failing to win a seat.

In 2010, Ms Hanson decided to migrate to England because Australia had too many immigrants. After a short period in London, she decided to return to Australia because England had too many immigrants. At least she can take solace in the fact that now England has one less immigrant.[6]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. Ipswich is a city west of Brisbane, home to other such great thinkers as Ken Ham.
  2. Australia race politician Pauline Hanson moving to UK
  3. Results by Electoral Division - House of Representatives - Queensland (1996)
  4. Pauline Hanson's maiden speech in federal parliament - Australian News Commentary.
  5. Results by Electoral Division - House of Representatives - Queensland (1998)
  6. http://www.news.com.au/national/uk-too-full-of-immigrants-says-pauline-hanson/story-e6frfkvr-1225953243773
Australian Politicians
Ann Bressington - Clive Palmer - Fred Nile - Jacqui Lambie - Julia Gillard - Scott Ludlam - Tony Abbott -
Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Community
Tools
support