The Tasmanian Labor senator Lisa Singh has been re-elected off the back of a strong below-the-line vote despite being dropped to sixth on her party’s Senate ticket. The results mean that Labor has won five Senate seats in Tasmania, the Liberals four, Greens two and Jacqui Lambie one. — Lisa Singh (@Lisa_Singh) Deeply honored by this historic result that's returned me to the @AuSenate Thank you Tasmanians this is your win. “This is the most amazing, surreal feeling.”She thanked volunteers and said Labor had waited 20 years for a win in Herbert. Independents who received funding included Cathy McGowan and Andrew Wilkie, who got $81,000 and $76,000 for claiming their lower house seats.

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2016 06:16 UTC