#Latest news with #femaleCandidatesWashington Post27-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostAustralia's new youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected winA woman who turned 21 on the day of Australia's federal election in May has been declared the nation's youngest ever senator. And like many female candidates who run for election in Australia, Charlotte Walker wasn't expected to win. The former union official won the governing center-left Labor Party's third Senate seat for South Australia state in a complicated rank order voting system. A party's third choice rarely wins.
Washington Post27-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostAustralia's new youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected winA woman who turned 21 on the day of Australia's federal election in May has been declared the nation's youngest ever senator. And like many female candidates who run for election in Australia, Charlotte Walker wasn't expected to win. The former union official won the governing center-left Labor Party's third Senate seat for South Australia state in a complicated rank order voting system. A party's third choice rarely wins.
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