Home State: Election Result and Senate Seat

home state: In Queensland, where Palmer himself was considered a strong chance at winning a Senate seat, the UAP was well short of the quota, and fell similarly short in other states, according to The Guardian. But many strategists believe Palmer's millions still had an impact in shaping the election result, particularly in his home state of Queensland where the bright yellow advertising was often negative and aimed at the opposition leader, Bill Shorten. Palmer ran candidates in all lower house seats, winning a total of 3.4% of the national vote. Palmer even took credit for the Coalition's election win. Palmer's campaign began last year, when his yellow Make Australia Great billboards began blanketing Sydney and Brisbane. We've saved Australia from a trillion dollars of extra taxes and costs, he told reporters at a function in Townsville. 7NEWS takes credit for a Coalition election win I've saved Australia from an extra trillion dollars of taxes . Live coverage now on Channel7 and streaming at https //t.co/b3nAU1J7dw ausvotes 7NEWS 18, 2019 Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman, Penny Wong, told the The majority of negative ads about Labor were run by Mr Palmer . It doesn't look like he's going to get a seat himself. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.