Good afternoon. Jacqui Lambie has beenelected for another term in federal parliament, after the electoral commission announced Senate results for Tasmania and the Northern Territory this morning. In an email after the result was confirmed, the crossbench senator thanked supporters and said representing Tasmania was “what gets me out of bed in the morning”.
In Tasmania, the six Senate seats were won by two Labor senators, two Liberals and the Greens’ Nick McKim, with Lambie finishing in fifth spot. Lee Hanson, the daughter of the One Nation founder, Pauline, was unsuccessful in her attempt to win a Senate seat.
In the NT, as expected, Labor and the Coalition won the two seats on offer: Malarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, was elected at No 1; Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the Country Liberal party senator, claimed the second spot.
Yesterday the AECdeclared Senate results for South Australia, with the rest of the states and territories to be announced in following days. Pending further results, Labor could end up with between 28 and 30 Senate seats, with the Greens on 11 and the Coalition on 27.
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