▁ago . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Sex ▁Party ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁any ▁seats , ▁their ▁prefer ences ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁benef icial ▁to ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁who ▁won ▁a ▁Senate ▁seat ▁in ▁every ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Northern ▁Metropolitan ▁Region ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Victor ian ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Melbourne ▁state ▁by - e lection , ▁coming ▁third ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁candidates , ▁receiving ▁ 6 . 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁candidate . ▁She ▁says ▁the ▁party ▁prefer enced ▁Labor ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁" anti - sex ▁femin ist ▁movement " ▁within ▁the ▁Gre ens , ▁but ▁that ▁future ▁prefer ences ▁may ▁change ▁again . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁Sex ▁Party ▁candidate ▁for ▁a ▁sen ate ▁seat ▁in ▁Victoria ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁successfully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Northern ▁Metropolitan ▁Region ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Victor ian ▁state ▁election ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Party ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament . ▁ ▁Re ason ▁Party ▁( 2 0 1 7 – present ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Party ▁would ▁be ▁changing