2016 federal election Turnbull Government
the april 2016 refusal of senate pass government s bill re-establish anti-corruption watchdog construction industry provided turnbull double dissolution trigger. election held on 2 july, , after extended eight-week official campaign period, coalition re-elected majority in house of representatives reduced 1 seat. turnbull had suffered around 3.5% swing against coalition.
new senate
the turnbull government had reformed senate electoral prior double-dissolution poll , newly elected senate had different complexion abbott government had faced. coalition suffered 2.5% swing against it, retaining 30 senate seats. labor won 26 , greens 9. palmer united party lost representation, though former member jacqui lambie returned member of jacqui lambie network. journalist derryn hinch took seat derryn hinch s justice party. nick xenephon joined 2 members of newly formed nick xenophon team. 1 nation returned senate 4 members including party leader pauline hanson, had lost office lower house mp in 1998. family first , liberal democrats won seat each.
bernardi defection
on 7 february 2017, coalition senator cory bernardi announced leaving liberal party form own party, australian conservatives.
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