Labor is on track to win Saturday's state election in Western Australia, according to a Galaxy poll released on Sunday.
The poll, commissioned by The Sunday Times, shows Labor has a 54 to 46 per cent lead over the Liberal-National alliance on a two-party preferred basis.
According to the poll, Labor has picked up a larger than expected swing that would result in Mark McGowan claiming a convincing win over Premier Colin Barnett.
Galaxy managing director David Briggs said Labor's primary vote was at 40 per cent and it would have to rely on preferences from the 24 per cent of voters who support the minor parties.
He said Labor would likely achieve the usual strong preference flow from Green voters, but he said they could also pick up pick close to 50 per cent of preferences from One Nation supporters.
If the predicted 11 per cent swing is uniform, Labor could pick up Perth, Forrestfield, Belmont, Swan Hills, Morley, Balcatta, Mount Lawley, Bicton, Kalamunda, Joondalup, Southern River and Wanneroo.
Labor would also win the notionally Liberal-held seats of Collie-Preston and West Swan.
Premier Barnett told The Weekend Australian newspaper on Saturday that he was still confident of winning a third term, although he expected to lose "some seats".
"People are predicting massive swings but on the day I'm optimistic the swing won't be that great and for Labor to win 10 seats, that's quite difficult," he said.
"I'm optimistic we can hang on."
The campaign enters its final week on Sunday. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is expected in WA for the final week.
Former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke campaigned with Mr McGowan on Saturday, while Foreign Minister Julie Bishop attended a Liberal rally with Mr Barnett.
Senator Hanson took heart from the Galaxy poll that shows One Nation on nine per cent.
"I do believe we will win seats in the upper house, especially the Libs are preferencing us before the Nats and Labor," she told ABC TV on Sunday.
She also took a swipe at former One Nation candidate Ray Gould who quit over the party's preference deal with the Liberals.
"He must be a Labor stooge. He must have voted for the Labor Party in the past," Senator Hanson said.
"He has come across to One Nation as a disgruntled person."
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