NSW:Pauline Hanson may form new party =2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2011
NSW:Pauline Hanson may form new party =2

The 2011 election was Ms Hanson's second tilt at the NSW upper house, after she narrowly
missed out in 2003.

Asked if Australian voters, either at a state or federal level, had seen the last of
her, Ms Hanson said, "Do you think it would be?"

"You need me around to keep the bastards honest," the redheaded former Queensland federal
MP joked with the large media pack.

Newly-elected Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham said his election as the fifth Green in the
Legislative Council was a great result for the party.

NSW had dodged a bullet with Ms Hanson failing to get elected, he said.

"The strength of the Greens vote has denied Pauline Hanson a place in the NSW Parliament
- that's a great result for the people of NSW," he said.

Mr Buckingham, a councillor from Orange in the state's central west, picked up the
20th spot in the upper house, while the Nationals' Sarah Johnston picked up the 21st and
final seat.

The coalition government now has 19 seats in the 42-seat Legislative Assembly, Labor
has 14, the Greens five and the Shooters and Fishers and Christian Democrats two each.

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