David Pocock Senate

2022 - 5 - 21

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The RiotACT"

UPDATED: Labor predicted to form government; Pocock and Zed ... (The RiotACT)

Independent Senate candidate David Pocock is ahead of Liberal incumbent Zed Seselja in the ACT Senate race. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. UPDATED 8:45 pm: Labor ...

Mr Taylor is also the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. She is now up against the new Liberal candidate Andrew Constance who was formerly the member for the state seat of Bega and the state’s transport minister. Member for Canberra Alicia Payne has been re-elected with 14.2 per cent of the vote counted. The seat of the Riverina is currently held by The Nationals Michael McCormack. With only 3.7 per cent of the vote counted, he’s leading 77.1 per cent to the ALP’s Mark Jefferson’s 22.9 per cent. Likewise, it’s still too early to call with only 0.3 per cent of the vote counted, but Labor is leading 59.6 per cent to the Liberals’ 40.4 per cent. In Fenner, with 0.4 per cent of the vote counted, the ALP was also leading 64.3 per cent to the Liberals’ 35.7 per cent. With only 1.1 per cent of the vote counted, the Liberals are just ahead with 51.4 per cent compared to Labor’s 48.6 per cent. With 0.3 per cent of the vote in Bean counted, the ALP was leading 60.9 per cent to the Liberals’ 39.1 per cent. Labor’s Kristy McBain has also retained the seat of Eden-Monaro with 10.3 per cent of the vote counted and a 6.7 per cent swing to the ALP. In Bean, Labor incumbent David Smith has also been returned with a swing of 2.5 per cent to the ALP after 14 per cent of the vote has been counted. With 5.9 per cent of the vote counted, the ALP has won one Senate seat with 33.9 per cent of the vote. She returned an 8.8 per cent swing to the ALP. Member for Fenner Andrew Leigh has also retained his seat with 13.5 per cent of the vote counted on a swing of 5.1 per cent.

Federal election 2022: David Pocock, Zed Seselja too close to call in ... (The Canberra Times)

David Pocock and Liberal senator Zed Seselja are around 1000 votes apart in early ACT Senate vote counting, pointing to a potential historic upset and a ...

"It's essentially attack ads disguised as a survey and most people want better, we expect better and it's really disappointing to see but not surprising given the political behaviour we've seen during our campaign." Our campaign set out make politics about people again, talking about the issues that matter to us and ensuing the ACT isn't taken for granted. Advertisement Advertisement Only first preferences are counted on election night. Advertisement Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Advertisement I'm the federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to journalism, where I've covered seven federal budgets, four national elections, Defence, public service and international governance. Mr Pocock at his election party held at Canberra's QT Hotel said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters want for their jurisdiction. Mr Pocock, who was celebrating at QT Hotel in Canberra, said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters wanted for the ACT.

Ex-Wallabies star David Pocock tipped to win senate seat (1 News)

For the first time in the ACT's history an independent candidate is expected to win, former Wallaby David Pocock is tipped to triumph.

Labor's Gallagher was polling over 33 per cent of the primary vote with more than 40 per cent of ACT's Senate vote counted late on Saturday. Seselja's vote was at just over 23 per cent to Pocock's 22 per cent, making preference flows significant to the eventual outcome. Labor's Katy Gallagher was in a strong position to retain her Senate role as vote counting continued late on Saturday. The Liberal's Seselja was polling just ahead of Pocock, although Greens preference flows should boost the prospects of the former Wallabies star. For the first time in the ACT's history an independent candidate is expected to win, with former Wallaby David Pocock tipped to defeat outgoing minister Zed Seselja on preferences.

David Pocock on verge of historic ACT Senate victory as Liberals ... (ABC News)

ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja is set to lose to independent David Pocock; Katy Gallagher is almost certainly re-elected despite Labor's Senate vote falling to ...

Meanwhile, Andrew Leigh won his fifth term, with a two-party-preferred result of 65.8 per cent in the northern seat of Fenner. In recent weeks, the prospect of his election sparked a strong response from both main parties, both of which had never previously come to losing a Senate seat. In the central electorate of Canberra, the Liberal vote collapsed 8 percentage points, leaving it lagging behind the Greens and Labor's Alicia Payne was returned with a 58.7 per cent win over the Greens' Tim Hollo on a two-party-preferred basis. In territory elections, candidates need a quota of one-third of all votes plus one vote — about 33.3 per cent of votes — to win a Senate seat. The 2022 ACT Senate vote may also make history by being the first in which a Labor candidate fails to be elected on first-preference votes. Mr Pocock, a conservationist and former Wallabies captain, secured a strong vote in the federal election after his high-profile ACT Senate campaign.

Senate may have a progressive majority as Greens and David ... (The Guardian)

If Saturday's count points to the final result, Anthony Albanese's government will not face a hostile upper house.

The United Australia Party is leading in Victoria and One Nation is leading in South Australia, but their lead is narrow and could easily change as more votes are counted. While the successes for minor parties and independents in the House of Representatives were more dramatic, a record crossbench in the Senate may prove almost equally significant. The Greens are also set to take Labor’s third seat in New South Wales, the vulnerable seat that Kristina Keneally vacated to make her ill-fated run for Fowler. There are still a lot of Senate votes yet to be counted, including all prepoll votes. That third Labor seat also comes at the expense of the Liberals. Labor and the Greens will disagree on plenty of issues, but both will have an incentive to ensure success in the next term.

Progressive Senate election race winners (The Canberra Times)

THE SENATE RACE * 40 seats are up for grabs at the half-Senate election * Six senators are...

Sarah Handerson (Liberal) - Returned Marise Payne (Liberal) - Returned James McGrath (Liberal) - Returned

Federal election 2022: David Pocock, Zed Seselja too close to call in ... (The North West Star)

Without Senator Seselja in the Parliament, there would be no Coalition representation at all for the territory.

"It's essentially attack ads disguised as a survey and most people want better, we expect better and it's really disappointing to see but not surprising given the political behaviour we've seen during our campaign." Our campaign set out make politics about people again, talking about the issues that matter to us and ensuing the ACT isn't taken for granted. Advertisement Advertisement Only first preferences are counted on election night. Advertisement Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered local news, arts, education and business and is beginning her rotation with Federal Politics. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies at the ANU in November 2021. Advertisement It was later confirmed by volunteers that the Advance Australia director had been campaigning for the Liberal Party. Mr Pocock said the Liberals and Advance Australia had injected a "fear-mongering" campaign within the ACT. Mr Pocock at his election party held at Canberra's QT Hotel said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters want for their jurisdiction. Mr Pocock, who was celebrating at QT Hotel in Canberra, said the rise of independents had made people reconsider the role of politics and what voters wanted for the ACT.

Wallaby star in tight ACT Senate race (The Canberra Times)

Former representative rugby union player David Pocock is in a tight contest to become ACT's first independent senator...

Labor's Ms Gallagher was polling over 33 per cent of the primary vote with more than 40 per cent of ACT's Senate vote counted late on Saturday. Mr Seselja's vote was at just over 23 per cent to Mr Pocock's 22 per cent, making preference flows significant to the eventual outcome. Labor's Katy Gallagher was in a strong position to retain her Senate role as vote counting continued late on Saturday. The Liberal's Zed Seselja was polling just ahead of Mr Pocock, although Greens preference flows should boost the prospects of the former Wallabies star. For nearly half a century, the two ACT Senate seats have been held by the Liberal and Labor parties, but independent candidates polled strongly right around the nation on Saturday.

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