The Greens won a seat in every state, an increase of 3 for a total of 12 seats overall, the party's largest ever representation in the Senate. It was reported that Senators Kimberley Kitching and Kim Carr might face preselection challenges and could lose preselection for the Senate ticket in the election. Related resources and links No.1 - Electing Australia's Senators A further six seats were won by other parties and independents, one each to the Greens, Centre Alliance, and Katter's Australian Party, and the remaining three by independents forming the crossbench. [36], This "similar name" rule was used by the Liberal Party against the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and The New Liberals, with both objections upheld by the AEC. [61][62], The abolition of the Northern Territory's second seat in the determination was controversial. But your ballot papers will also be full of candidates representing parties you might not know much or anything about. Running in: the Senate and lower house seats in Victoria, WA, SA, Queensland and NSW. Control of the senate depends on the combination of the newly elected senators, and those previously elected (shown with cross-hatching below). Running on a similar revolutionary platform to the national Socialist Alliance including scrapping the GST and increasing taxation on the rich and corporations, lifting welfare payments to at least $1,500 a fortnight and nationalising the banks the party also calls for governments to pursue a long-term Covid elimination strategy. [138][139], The Liberal National Party of Queensland recommended its voters direct their preferences to One Nation in the Senate and key Queensland seats. 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The following is a list of candidates running for office in the 2022 South Australia Senatorial election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, More ambitious targets for emissions reductions, Maintaining the current level of ambition on emissisons reductions, More powers, wider remit and public hearings, Fewer powers, narrower remit, closed hearings. 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The Greens increased their vote share and won four seats, gaining three seats in inner-city Brisbane, the first time in the party's history it won more than one seat in the lower house. The South Australian Senate race has seen the demise of the Nick Xenophon Team/Centre Alliance with both Rex Patrick and Stirling Griff defeated, the Greens winning one seat and the Liberals the other. The party is campaigning to stop overdevelopment and corruption and to protect the environment. From 2010 to 2021, Craig Kelly was a member of the Liberal Party. You showed that Australia deserves better. 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[7][8], At the previous election in May 2019, the Liberal/National Coalition, led by Scott Morrison, formed government winning 77 seats in the House of Representatives, enough for a three-seat majority, whilst Labor claimed 68 seats and remained in opposition. 2022 Election Prospects Facing Election: There are three Coalition and two Labor positions facing election in 2022, along with the position held by Pauline Hanson for her eponymous Pauline Hanson's One Nation. 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From the big-spender ads of the United Australia party and the re-election desires of One Nation, to a bunch of micro-parties representing niche interests, Australias democracy and elections are a rich tapestry and it takes all types to make a campaign.