Mark Latham re-elected to NSW upper house, but One Nation unlikely to win two seats

The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation's presence in the chamber.

abc.net.au/news/mark-latham-move-to-boost-one-nation-in-upper-house-works/102141060Mark Latham's firebrand move to bolster One Nation's power in the NSW upper house, by resigning his seat mid-term and running again at Saturday's state election, has succeeded.Half of them were up for election on Saturday

Mr Latham, One Nation's NSW leader, was on top of the party's Legislative Council ticket, putting him in the box seat to re-enter the chamber. "One Nation right now has two members, and I think we will get four. I think One Nation has done well at this election." ABC chief election analyst Antony Green said it would take about three weeks to finalise the upper house numbers, with two thirds of the votes yet to be tallied.Former Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham looks set to return to the chamber, for the Legalise Cannabis Party.

Rodney Smith, Professor of Australian politics at Sydney University, said Mr Latham's profile was critical in the move.

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