One-in-ten votes in Dubbo for the Upper House went to Pauline Hanson's One Nation party.
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The rate of votes received in the state district of Dubbo at the NSW election were almost double that of the NSW average.
Counting for the Legislative Council is ongoing, but on Monday One Nation had 6.2 per cent of the overall votes, giving former Labor leader Mark Latham an Upper House seat.
In the Dubbo state district, 9.83 per cent of the first preference votes already counted - or 4597 - were for One Nation.
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Ms Hanson started One Nation in 1997 because she believed political correctness was reigning and people were scared to speak up on controversial issues due to the fear of being attacked.
Narromine was one of the strongest supporters of the party with 11.4 per cent of first preference votes going to One Nation. However, it was not the same in nearby Trangie, which saw 7.6 per cent of the votes go to Pauline Hanson's party.
The Liberal/Nationals took out the greatest percentage of the Dubbo votes. The party received 34.86 per cent of the first preferences. The next highest went to Labor/Country Labor with 18.01 per cent.
While statewide the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers, took out 3.73 per cent of the Upper House votes, in the Dubbo district they received 14.53 per cent.
Dubbo also differed from the rest of NSW on The Greens. Here, they had 3.52 per cent of the votes, while statewide the figure was 10.06 per cent.
As the results currently stand, The Greens have two quotas, Labor has seven, the Liberal/Nationals have six, and Pauline Hanson's One Nation has one.