Election 2022: Pauline Hanson at risk of losing her Senate seat to The Greens

Pauline Hanson is at risk of losing her senate spot, with Queensland voters overwhelmingly turning towards the Greens and away from her this election.

The One Nation founder is fighting to hold on to her spot, with tally results as of Sunday morning putting her behind a second Labor candidate and Queensland Greens candidate Penny Allman-Payne.

However, Senator Hanson is still reasonably placed to secure her spot, pending preference flows.

Senator Hanson, who spent election day in isolation after testing positive to Covid-19 last weekend, was well short of a quota on Saturday night.

The One Nation leader’s position appeared shaky on Sunday morning as Queensland voters overwhelmingly turned towards the Greens and away from her this election.

Tally results in the morning put her behind a second Labor candidate and Queensland Greens candidate Penny Allman-Payne, although she was still considered reasonably placed to secure a spot, pending preference flows.

Senator Hanson, who spent election day in isolation after testing positive to Covid-19 last weekend, was well short of a quota on Saturday night.

One Nation had polled just 7.8 per cent of the Senate vote as of Sunday morning, significantly trailing the Greens’ 14 per cent.

By comparison, the Legalise Cannabis Australian party had 6.7 per cent of the vote.

According to the Australian Electoral Commission, for Senator Hanson to retain her seat she would need 154,761 votes to gain her seat.

As of Sunday morning, she had just 84,664 and had suffered a 2.45 per cent swing against her.

On Saturday, Senator Hanson had urged Queenslanders to vote for One Nation and retweeted messages from supporters.

“This is the woman that can Make Australia Great Again,” one of the retweeted posts said, making reference to former US President Donald Trump.

“Watch the attitude of major party career politicians change tomorrow when votes don’t matter again for three more years. Watch how Pauline Hanson is exactly the same woman tomorrow as she has always been. There’s the difference,” said another.

Another retweet said: “Pauline Hanson is always a winner in my eyes. She’s done more for this country in two years than most politicians do in a lifetime”.

In the House of Representatives, One Nation currently is polling five per cent of the primary vote – a two per cent swing in its favour.

There were six Queensland senate spots up for grabs this election - two of which will go to the LNP’s James McGrath and Matt Canavan.

Elsewhere in Queensland, Liberal Amanda Stoker has been jibbed of her seat with Labor’s Anthony Chisholm likely to pick up the incoming government’s second upper-house seat where he will join Murray Watt.

Clive Palmer, who was running for a Senate spot for his United Australia Party and had poured millions into his campaign, had received just 0.32 of his required quota.

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, who ran on the Liberal Democrats’ upper house ticket, has polled just 2.4 per cent of the vote.