Former Wallaby player David Pocock has secured a place in federal parliament, after election officials confirmed the results of the Senate race in the Australian Capital Territory.
The Australian Electoral Commission released the final preferences for the two upper house seats, which showed Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Pocock being elected.
The results mean the Liberals will not have an upper house member in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for the first time since the introduction of Senate representation for the nation’s capital in 1975.
Former Liberal Party minister, Zed Seselja, was defeated after nine years in the Senate.
Pocock is the first person from outside a major party to win a Senate seat for the ACT….