- A One Nation volunteer has claimed a voter spat at him during the QLD elections
- The volunteer, known as Mark, said the man turned down a how-to-vote card
- The voter then turned around and spat in Mark’s face before walking off
- Mark said the behaviour was ‘filthy’ and police were made aware of the incident
A One Nation volunteer has claimed he was spat on by a voter at a polling booth in Queensland.
Tensions were running high at the Geebung State School in Aspley on Saturday, as the state takes to the polls.
The One Nation volunteer, known only as Mark, told 9 News a man turned down a how-to-vote card before turning around and spitting in his face.
A One Nation volunteer (pictured) has claimed he was spat on by a voter at a polling booth in Queensland on Saturday
‘I’m volunteering for One Nation handing out how-to-vote cards and he didn’t take it,’ Mark said.
‘[He] took a step past me, then turned around so I assumed he wanted one so I turned around and he just spat in my face.
‘It’s a filthy thing to do.’
Mark said while everyone is ‘entitled to their own opinion’, spitting in a person’s face was ‘just absolutely filthy’.
The One Nation volunteer, known only as Mark, told 9 News a man turned down a how-to-vote card before turning around and spitting in his face
Queensland Police were made aware of the incident, but said no official complaint had been made
James Ashby, chief-of-staff for One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, described the behaviour of the voter as ‘vile and disgusting’.
Shaun Byrne, Aspley’s One Nation candidate, also told told The Courier-Mail of the incident.
Queensland Police were made aware of the incident, but said no official complaint had been made.
Earlier, Senator Hanson said she believed her party would win ‘quite a few seats’ in the state election.