▁Wayne ▁Drop ul ich ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Z hen ya ▁Wang ▁of ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁United ▁Party . ▁ ▁A ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁election . ▁Group ▁voting ▁tick ets ▁came ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁because ▁multiple ▁candidates ▁were ▁provision ally ▁elected ▁with ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 4 . 3 ▁percent ▁quot as ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁prefer ences ▁of ▁other ▁parties ▁across ▁the ▁political ▁spectrum . ▁" P reference ▁whisper er " ▁Gl enn ▁Dru ery ▁organ ised ▁tight ▁cross - pre fer encing ▁between ▁many ▁minor ▁parties . ▁Sports ' ▁Wayne ▁Drop ul ich ▁initially ▁won ▁a ▁Senate ▁seat ▁on ▁a ▁record - low ▁primary ▁vote ▁of ▁ 0 . 2 ▁percent ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁his ▁party ▁placing ▁coming ▁ 2 1 st ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁groups ▁on ▁primary ▁votes . ▁Mot oring ' s ▁R icky ▁Mu ir ▁won ▁a ▁sen ate ▁seat ▁on ▁a ▁record - low ▁primary ▁vote ▁of ▁ 0 . 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁Pre vious ▁examples ▁of ▁winning ▁with ▁low ▁vote ▁shares ▁include ▁Family ▁First ' s ▁Steve ▁Field ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁on ▁ 1 . 9 ▁percent ▁in ▁Victoria ▁and ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Dis arm ament ▁Party ' s ▁Robert ▁Wood ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁on ▁ 1 . 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Family ▁First ' s ▁Bob ▁Day ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁a ▁primary ▁vote ▁of ▁ 3 . 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁South ▁Australia