One Nation's Malcolm Roberts returned to the Senate for Queensland, Gerard Rennick gets the boot
The Australian Electoral Commission officially declared Queensland's Senate election results on Thursday, with Labor gaining an extra position.
It means of the six Senate seats up for grabs, Labor has won two, the LNP has secured two, the Greens have taken out one, and One Nation has also won one.
Senator Roberts was elected to a second consecutive term — securing the sixth Senate position in Queensland ahead of Senator Rennick.
Senator Rennick was elected in 2019 as an LNP candidate but later resigned from the party after he was defeated in a pre-selection ballot.
In the 2025 poll, he ran as a candidate for his own party, People First.
Senator Roberts will rejoin fellow One Nation senator Pauline Hanson, whose term is not due to expire for another three years.
Labor's Nita Green was also returned to the Senate, with Corine Mulholland joining her as the second Labor candidate to win a Senate spot in Queensland.
LNP Senators Susan McDonald and Paul Scarr were both re-elected.
Senator McDonald will sit in the Coalition's shadow cabinet with the resources and northern Australia portfolio.
The Greens' Larissa Waters, who was first elected to the Senate in 2011, has reclaimed her seat.
She came in fifth in the Senate count for Queensland.
Senator Waters was recently made the leader of her party after Adam Bandt lost his seat of Melbourne in the House of Representatives.
Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland Stephanie Attard said preferences were distributed on Thursday.
"As with all aspects of the count, scrutineers appointed by the candidates were able to witness the automated distribution of preferences undertaken today," she said.
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