Jacqui Lambie is headed back to the Senate.
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The feisty, Burnie-based former soldier was the sixth of six Tasmanians elected to the Senate.
She quit the Senate in late 2017 after learning she was a dual citizen.
The Jacqui Lambie Network boss and Greens Senator Nick McKim took seats when the Australian Electoral Commission finalised the Tasmanian Senate count on Thursday morning.
Also elected were sitting Liberal Senator Richard Colbeck and Liberal Senate newcomer Claire Chandler and Labor incumbents Carol Brown and Catryna Bilyk.
Non-factional Labor Senator Lisa Singh polled strongly, but lost her seat after being pushed well down the Labor ticket for the second election running.
Senator Singh had a stronger first preference vote (19,984) than any other Tasmanian Senate candidate.
Other higher-profile candidates to miss out included Nationals Senator Steve Martin, North-West fisherman and independent Craig Garland, Tanya Denison, who was third on the Liberal ticket, and independent death penalty advocate Steve Mav.
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