Pauline Hanson has retained her Queensland Senate seat, as a former Morrison government minister exits parliament. auspol 7NEWS
Watch the latest news on Channel 7 or stream for free on“I thank Queenslanders for entrusting me to continue to represent them in Canberra, and I thank all those Australians who supported our party and lifted our national vote,” she said on Friday.“I’ve said in the past he probably wouldn’t make a good prime minister, however, I sincerely hope he proves me wrong.”Outgoing senator Stoker said serving in the parliament was a privilege she has “never taken for granted”.
“I ran for parliament to fight for the liberal and conservative values that have made Australia free and prosperous, to defend our institutions, and to ensure our sovereignty is protected,” she said.The coalition suffered an almost 4 per cent swing against it in Queensland’s Senate race, while One Nation lost almost 3 per cent of its 2019 vote.LNP senators James McGrath and Matt Canavan, as well as Labor senators Murray Watt and Chisholm, were re-elected.
Hanson was elected to the upper house in 2016, with party colleague Malcolm Roberts winning a seat in 2019. 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 federal election.
The Victorian Senate result will be published by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday morning following the distribution of preferences.
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