Our constituents are the poorest, that's one thing we do know and so we are always looking out for them, Deputy Leader of the Nationals Barnaby Joyce told ABC TV's Q&A.
Mr Joyce's claim checks out. Experts agree that there is no "gold standard" in measuring poverty. Fact Check was unable to find one dataset that definitively measures poverty in relation to electorates. However, three separate datasets all indicate that the Nationals' electorates are on average poorer or more disadvantaged than those represented by Labor and the Liberal Party.
Fact check: Do the Nationals represent Australia's poorest electorates?
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