Federal MP George Christensen says voters have lost faith in major parties, following the release of a poll showing support for One Nation is equal to that of the Liberal National Party in his seat of Dawson.
The ReachTEL poll found primary vote support for One Nation had reached 30 per cent in the central Queensland electorate, putting it neck and neck with the LNP at 30.4 per cent.
Mr Christensen said the results didn't surprise him.
"I understand that many people in my region...have lost faith in the ability of major parties to resolve the issues that matter most to them," he said.
"They want to see jobs created, they want to see the cost of living pressures addressed and they want to know their country is secure and their industries are going to be around to provide a future for their kids."
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
Mr Christensen, a member of the Queensland's LNP who sits within the Nationals party room, reportedly threatened to quit the Turnbull government recently, arguing the coalition was drifting too far to the centre.
But he said the LNP had backed him in his battle to support local sugar cane farmers in their dispute with mill-owner Wilmar, among other issues.
Two-thirds of the 863 people who were polled said they supported a royal commission into the banking and financial institutions, a move Malcolm Turnbull has resisted.
But almost half the people who supported One Nation in the poll also supported a higher renewable energy target, despite the party's opposition to it.
"The rise of right-wing populism in Australia is a political earthquake, and the faultlines are in electorates like Dawson," executive director of The Australia Institute Ben Oquist said.
