One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins remaining Queensland Senate spot, defeating Amanda Stoker

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One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins remaining Queensland Senate spot, defeating Amanda Stoker
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Pauline Hanson has been re-elected into the Senate in the final election tally, which has taken almost four weeks to complete. auspol

Senator Pauline Hanson beat former assistant attorney-general Amanda Stoker for the remaining Queenslate Senate seat.Pauline Hanson has won the final Queensland Senate spot over a former member of the Morrison ministry, despite One Nation recording a small swing against it.The coalition suffered an almost four per cent swing against it in the state's Senate race, while One Nation lost almost three per cent of its 2019 vote.

LNP senators James McGrath and Matt Canavan, as well as Labor senators Murray Watt and Anthony Chisholm were also re-elected. Senator Hanson was elected to the upper house in 2016, with party colleague Malcolm Roberts winning a seat in 2019.Senator Stoker was appointed to the upper house in 2018, selected to fill the vacancy left by George Brandis, who went on to be Australia's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Indigenous minister Ken Wyatt, Pacific minister Zed Seselja and special minister for state Ben Morton all lost their seats at the federalelection.

The Victorian Senate result will be published by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday morning following the distribution of preferences.

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