Fatima Payman will become the first Muslim woman who wears a hijab to sit in Australia’s Parliament.
Key points:
- There is now an equal number of Liberal and Labor senators from WA
- About one third of West Australians put Labor as their first preference
- The Liberals suffered a 9.24 per cent swing in first preference votes
She claimed WA’s sixth Senate seat, which changed hands to Labor, as the election of the state’s six upper house positions that were up for grabs was finalised today.
Michaelia Cash and Dean Smith both retained their positions for the Liberals, as well as Greens Senator Dorinda Cox.
Labor senators Sue Lines and Glenn Sterle were also returned, with Ms Payman taking the sixth spot.
Liberal Ben Small, who was appointed to replace Mathias Cormann when he retired from federal politics, lost his bid to return to the Senate.
The results mean there will be an equal number of Labor and Liberal Senators from WA, with five each, as well as two from the Greens.
Just over a third of West Australians put Labor as their first preference in the Senate – a swing of 6.92 per cent.
That is less than the roughly 10 per cent swing towards Labor seen across the state in the lower house.
But there was a much greater swing away from the Liberals, with the party losing 9.24 per cent of first preferences to sit on 31.67 per cent.
They were followed by the Greens on 14.26 per cent, up 2.45 per cent, and One Nation on 3.49 per cent, down 2.39 per cent.
From Afghanistan to the corridors of power
Ms Payman came to Australia as an eight-year-old, having fled Afghanistan with her family.
Speaking after the election, but before today's result was confirmed, Ms Payman paid tribute to her father, who died in 2018 after a battle with leukemia.
"My story goes back to 1999, when my father jumped on a boat, travelled the Indian Ocean to find a better life for his three children and his wife," she told ABC Radio Perth.
At the time, Ms Payman described her election as a Senator as a "huge accomplishment" in this "land of opportunities".
"The inclusivity, the diversity and multiculturalism of Australia is what truly makes this feel like home," she said.
"This is a part of the world that we find people from all walks of life, and it's just beautiful."
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