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| Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years | Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years |
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| The Coalition and Labor have agreed on the allocation of six and three-year Senate terms following the double dissolution election, with Lee Rhiannon of the Greens and Derryn Hinch from Victoria missing out on longer office. | The Coalition and Labor have agreed on the allocation of six and three-year Senate terms following the double dissolution election, with Lee Rhiannon of the Greens and Derryn Hinch from Victoria missing out on longer office. |
| The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, said on Friday that the first six senators elected in every state should be given six-year terms, and Labor senator Penny Wong has agreed. | The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, said on Friday that the first six senators elected in every state should be given six-year terms, and Labor senator Penny Wong has agreed. |
| “This is a function of how many votes and how many preferences you are able to attract,” Cormann told Sky News. | “This is a function of how many votes and how many preferences you are able to attract,” Cormann told Sky News. |
| Related: Derryn Hinch threatens legal action if he is relegated to three-year Senate term | Related: Derryn Hinch threatens legal action if he is relegated to three-year Senate term |
| “If you are elected in the first six out of 12 it stands to reason that you were elected earlier, and as such you qualify for the longer period.” | “If you are elected in the first six out of 12 it stands to reason that you were elected earlier, and as such you qualify for the longer period.” |
| Wong told Guardian Australia that Labor agreed with the Coalition’s proposal: “Labor will support the government’s proposal to allocate senators’ terms of office according to the order in which senators were elected in each state,” Wong said. | Wong told Guardian Australia that Labor agreed with the Coalition’s proposal: “Labor will support the government’s proposal to allocate senators’ terms of office according to the order in which senators were elected in each state,” Wong said. |
| “This is consistent with the Senate’s previous practice following double dissolution elections and reflects the will of the voters.” | “This is consistent with the Senate’s previous practice following double dissolution elections and reflects the will of the voters.” |
| It means the last six senators in every state will be up for re-election within three years. | It means the last six senators in every state will be up for re-election within three years. |
| Malcolm Turnbull’s double-dissolution election meant the Senate needs to determine which senators are on a three-year term and which are on a six-year term, in order to fall back into the usual election pattern. | Malcolm Turnbull’s double-dissolution election meant the Senate needs to determine which senators are on a three-year term and which are on a six-year term, in order to fall back into the usual election pattern. |
| There are two counting methods available for the Senate. | There are two counting methods available for the Senate. |
| The first, which has been used historically in double dissolutions, sees the first six of 12 state senators in every state receive the six-year terms and the remainder appointed for three years. | The first, which has been used historically in double dissolutions, sees the first six of 12 state senators in every state receive the six-year terms and the remainder appointed for three years. |
| The second is a Hawke government reform, known as section 282, which creates a second Senate count to allocate positions that more closely replicate a half-Senate election. | The second is a Hawke government reform, known as section 282, which creates a second Senate count to allocate positions that more closely replicate a half-Senate election. |
| With the Coalition and Labor in agreement, it means first counting method will be used. | With the Coalition and Labor in agreement, it means first counting method will be used. |
| Rhiannon and Hinch had been pushing for the alternative method because it would have given them a chance of claiming six-year senate terms at the expense of NSW Labor senator Deb O’Neill and Victorian Liberal senator Scott Ryan. | Rhiannon and Hinch had been pushing for the alternative method because it would have given them a chance of claiming six-year senate terms at the expense of NSW Labor senator Deb O’Neill and Victorian Liberal senator Scott Ryan. |
| Hinch told Guardian Australia the major parties were trying to screw him and Rhiannon over: “Labor under Bob Hawke brought in section 282 because he said it was fair. The major parties will try to screw us because it’s a Senate vote – not a constitutional issue – but we’ll keep fighting.” | Hinch told Guardian Australia the major parties were trying to screw him and Rhiannon over: “Labor under Bob Hawke brought in section 282 because he said it was fair. The major parties will try to screw us because it’s a Senate vote – not a constitutional issue – but we’ll keep fighting.” |
| “The Greens’ [Lee] Rhiannon is in the same boat in NSW,” he said. | “The Greens’ [Lee] Rhiannon is in the same boat in NSW,” he said. |
| Rhiannon called on Labor last week to abide by the “fairer” allocation method because it would prevent the Coalition boosting their Senate numbers at the next election. | Rhiannon called on Labor last week to abide by the “fairer” allocation method because it would prevent the Coalition boosting their Senate numbers at the next election. |
| “The main reason is that under a recount method [Justice party’s] Derryn Hinch wins a long-term Senate seat at the expense of a Liberal senator,” Rhiannon said. | “The main reason is that under a recount method [Justice party’s] Derryn Hinch wins a long-term Senate seat at the expense of a Liberal senator,” Rhiannon said. |
| “Section 282 is more democratic and the Senate has acknowledged that on previous occasions,” she said. “If the crossbenchers are interested in reducing the power of the major party duopoly then they would support the fairer recount method.” | “Section 282 is more democratic and the Senate has acknowledged that on previous occasions,” she said. “If the crossbenchers are interested in reducing the power of the major party duopoly then they would support the fairer recount method.” |
| Pauline Hanson will be a senator for the next six years, but her three other senators will face the polls within three years. | |
| Up for re-election within three years: | Up for re-election within three years: |
| NSW: | NSW: |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) |
| Doug Cameron (Labor) | Doug Cameron (Labor) |
| Lee Rhiannon (Greens) | Lee Rhiannon (Greens) |
| John Williams (Nat) | John Williams (Nat) |
| Brian Burston (One Nation) | Brian Burston (One Nation) |
| David Leyonhjelm (Liberal Democrats) | David Leyonhjelm (Liberal Democrats) |
| Victoria: | Victoria: |
| Jacinta Collins (Labor) | Jacinta Collins (Labor) |
| James Paterson (Lib) | James Paterson (Lib) |
| Gavin Marshall (Labor) | Gavin Marshall (Labor) |
| Derryn Hinch (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party) | Derryn Hinch (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party) |
| Janet Rice (Greens) | Janet Rice (Greens) |
| Jane Hume (Lib) | Jane Hume (Lib) |
| Queensland: | Queensland: |
| Claire Moore (Labor) | Claire Moore (Labor) |
| Ian Macdonald (Liberal National Party) | Ian Macdonald (Liberal National Party) |
| Larissa Waters (Greens) | Larissa Waters (Greens) |
| Barry O’Sullivan (Liberal National Party) | Barry O’Sullivan (Liberal National Party) |
| Chris Ketter (Labor) | Chris Ketter (Labor) |
| Malcolm Roberts (One Nation) | Malcolm Roberts (One Nation) |
| South Australia: | South Australia: |
| Anne Ruston (Lib) | Anne Ruston (Lib) |
| Alex Gallacher (Labor) | Alex Gallacher (Labor) |
| David Fawcett (Lib) | David Fawcett (Lib) |
| Skye Kakoschke-Moore (Nick Xenophon Team) | Skye Kakoschke-Moore (Nick Xenophon Team) |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) | Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) |
| Bob Day (Family First) | Bob Day (Family First) |
| Western Australia: | Western Australia: |
| Pat Dodson (Labor) | Pat Dodson (Labor) |
| Linda Reynolds (Lib) | Linda Reynolds (Lib) |
| Chris Back (Lib) | Chris Back (Lib) |
| Louise Pratt (Labor) | Louise Pratt (Labor) |
| Rodney Culleton (One Nation) | Rodney Culleton (One Nation) |
| Rachel Siewert (Greens) | Rachel Siewert (Greens) |
| Tasmania: | Tasmania: |
| Jonathon Duniam (Lib) | Jonathon Duniam (Lib) |
| Carol Brown (Labor) | Carol Brown (Labor) |
| David Bushby (Lib) | David Bushby (Lib) |
| Lisa Singh (Labor) | Lisa Singh (Labor) |
| Catryna Bilyk (Labor) | Catryna Bilyk (Labor) |
| Nick McKim (Greens) | Nick McKim (Greens) |
| Territories: | Territories: |
| Senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory always face re-election every three years. | Senators in the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory always face re-election every three years. |