oph on ▁and ▁the ▁D LP ' s ▁John ▁Mad igan . ▁Mu ir ▁indicated ▁he ▁would ▁vote ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁Pal mer ▁United . ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁government ▁will ▁require ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁non - co al ition ▁Sen ators ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁Most ▁Senate ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁formal ▁rec ount . ▁During ▁the ▁rec ount ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁ ▁W A ▁Senate ▁ball ot ▁papers ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁located . ▁After ▁the ▁final ▁rec ount ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁d uly ▁declared ▁which ▁changed ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁predicted ▁W A ▁Senate ▁sp ots ▁from ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁Labor ▁back ▁to ▁Sports ▁and ▁Green . ▁M ick ▁Ke el ty , ▁a ▁former ▁AF P ▁Commission er , ▁was ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁A EC ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁mis pla ced ▁ball ot ▁papers . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November , ▁the ▁A EC ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁acting ▁as ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Dis put ed ▁Returns , ▁to ▁seek ▁an ▁order ▁from ▁the ▁court ▁that ▁the ▁W A ▁Senate ▁election ▁of ▁all ▁six ▁sen ators ▁( 3 ▁Liberal , ▁ 1 ▁Labor , ▁ 1 ▁Green , ▁ 1 ▁Sport ) ▁be ▁declared ▁void . ▁The ▁challenge ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁a ▁fresh ▁half ▁sen ate ▁election ▁was ▁held , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁special ▁election ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁outcome ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁Sport ▁party ' s