Talk:Lin Thorp

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Appointment to Senate[edit]

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Thorp won 89 per cent of the preselection vote to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of stalwart Nick Sherry. She was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the Tasmanian Parliament on 20 June 2012, and sworn in on 21 June.

It seems odd that a state parliament would be responsible for an appointment to the federal Senate? -- Chuq (talk) 22:47, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that's how it works, although since 1977 the parliaments have been constitutionally required to choose a member of the party of the departing senator. Antony Green goes into more detail here. Frickeg (talk) 23:25, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]