Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has been confirmed to have lost his seat in the upper house of the federal parliament. The Australian Electoral Commission today released the Tasmanian Senate results of the federal election, with Tammy Tyrrell of the network Jacqui Lambie outpacing Abetz in the sixth available seat.
The result means that Abetz’s 28 years in the Senate have come to an end.
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has served since 1994. (AAP)
Although he was previously listed first in the Liberal Party’s Senate ballot for Tasmania, Abetz was in third place this year, making his candidacy for re-election considerably more difficult than he would have been. another way.
The Liberals won two of the six seats at stake, as did Labor, with the Greens and Jacqui Lambie Network splitting the remaining two.
Abetz previously held various ministerial posts dating back to the Howard government, but left the cabinet when Malcolm Turnbull was prime minister.
The 64-year-old has been a conservative voice throughout his time in the Senate, opposing same-sex marriage and abortion rights, calling for Australia to remain in the monarchy and criticizing climate action. .
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