September 30, 2024

Mark Latham re-elected to NSW upper house, but One Nation unlikely to win two seats

 Mark Latham re-elected to NSW upper house, but One Nation unlikely to win two seats

The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation’s presence in the chamber.

Mark Latham’s firebrand move to bolster One Nation’s power in the NSW upper house, by resigning his seat mid-term and running again at Saturday’s state election, has succeeded.