One Nation on track to have its first MP in Victorian parliament

Victoria is set to elect its first One Nation MP, who will sit on an upper house crossbench that will likely be dominated by progressive parties, including up to four Greens.

In an interview with Shepparton News before the May federal election, Tyrrell said she wanted to get into politics because of her experience as a dairy farmer and her passion about issues such as water management and immigration. She also expressed concern about Covid-19 vaccines and related mandates.

Also likely joining Tyrrell on the crossbench representing Northern Victoria will be Georgie Purcell from the Animal Justice party, following a sting on so-called preference whisperer Glenn Druery.

In 2018, Druery helped eight of 11 crossbenchers get elected by directing their preferences to one another under the group voting ticket system.

Reason party MP Fiona Patten, who held the fifth seat in the region, conceded defeat on Monday.

Election analyst Ben Raue said the Greens were expected to increase their representation in the upper house from one seat to as many as four, while Legalise Cannabis was on track to pick up one or two.

Labor, which is likely to drop from 18 seats to 15, will need the support of six crossbenchers to pass legislation.

The Liberals and Nationals, meanwhile, look likely to increase their combined representation from 11 to 14 seats.