The United Australia Party’s Ralph Babet has secured the sixth Senate spot in Victoria, the party’s only seat in the new parliament.
Clive Palmer’s well-funded election campaign has delivered a last-gasp parliamentary position with Ralph Babet claiming the final spot in the Senate for Victoria.Babet was locked in a tussle with the Liberal Party’s Greg Mirabella for the final spot in Victoria.
It is the sole electoral victory for the UAP despite an estimated $100 million spend by the mining magnate during the federal election.The Australian Electoral Commission also announced the results of NSW’s Senate results on Monday morning. The successful senators in that state were former foreign affairs minister Marise Payne, Labor’s Deborah O’Neill, Nationals’ Ross Cadell, Labor’s Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Jenny McAllister, The Greens’ David Shoebridge and Liberal Jim Molan.The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.
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