Looks like the Greens may yet get a chance to snare a seat is...

Looks like the Greens may yet get a chance to snare a seat is West Australia.


"Recount ordered in WA Senate race."

More than 1.2 million votes for the Western Australian Senate will be recounted following an intervention by Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn.
Mr Killesteyn ordered the recount on Thursday following appeals from Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and Australian Sports Party candidate Wayne Dropulich, both of whom missed out on election in the original count.

Just 14 votes separated candidates at one crucial point in the distribution of preferences.
It will be the first Senate recount since above-the-line voting was introduced in 1984. Senator Ludlam welcomed the decision.

''We congratulate the AEC for doing what people across the Australian political spectrum have called for and consider reasonable,'' Senator Ludlam said in a statement.
''With such a marginal result, and a number of anomalies in some batches of the vote, this was the only sensible decision.''
Mr Dropulich said he was happy to be back in the race.
‘‘I am getting used to nervous waits, but this one I am happy to have,’’ he said.
‘‘We have not been given any more details, but it is looking like it could take a few weeks.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/recount-ordered-in-wa-senate-race-20131010-2va1o.html#ixzz2hMCj0wqA