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Jacqui Lambie Secures Sixth Tasmanian Senate Seat, Fending Off One Nation Challenge

Confirmed by the Australian Electoral Commission, Lambie’s victory cements the Senate roster requiring Labor to secure crossbench votes to enact legislation.

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Overview

  • The AEC confirmed on Tuesday that independent senator Jacqui Lambie captured the decisive sixth Tasmanian Senate spot.
  • Lambie narrowly outpaced One Nation’s Lee Hanson, daughter of party leader Pauline Hanson, after weeks of vote counting.
  • She joins Labor’s Carol Brown and Richard Dowling, Greens senator Nick McKim and Liberals Claire Chandler and Richard Colbeck.
  • A military veteran, Lambie has been a vocal advocate for veterans’ affairs, Tasmania’s salmon farming industry and small businesses.
  • Her re-election solidifies the Senate lineup and leaves Labor reliant on crossbench support from the Greens or Coalition to pass legislation.