More than three weeks after the federal election, the final Senate results are in for Tasmania.
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Jacqui Lambie has been re-elected, while Richard Colbeck avoided making the Liberals' horrible election result worse by holding on to his seat.
The two beat out fellow North-West Coaster and Labor candidate Bailey Falls in the battle for the last two seats.
Tasmania will now be represented by four Labor Senators, four Liberals, two Greens, Jacqui Lambie and independent and former Jacqui Lambie Network member Tammy Tyrrell.
Before preferences were distributed, the Labor Party had 2.4658 quotas, the Liberals had a quota of 1.6477, the Greens quota sat at 1.1419, and the Jacqui Lambie Network had a quota of 0.5094.
Joining senators Lambie and Colebeck are Labor's Carol Brown and Richard Dowling, Liberal Claire Chandler and the Greens' Nick McKim.
In the House of Representatives, former senator Anne Urquhart recorded a two-party preferred 15.23 per cent swing in Braddon to defeat Liberal candidate Mal Hingston.
Rodney Woods
I have experience in agricultural, general and sport reporting during my time in northern Victoria and here at The Advocate over the past decade. If you have a story idea, contact me at: rodney.woods@theadvocate.com.au
