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Two micro-parties wanting to legalise marijuana and adopt daylight saving now have a voice on the crossbench of Western Australia s Upper House, despite receiving just a fraction of the primary vote.
Key points:
They received 2 and 0.2 per cent of the primary vote, respectively
ABC election analyst Antony Green called the system ridiculous
The Legalise Marijuana WA Party s Sophia Moermond has secured a seat in the Legislative Council s South West region from 2 per cent of votes.
Meanwhile, the Daylight Saving Party s Wilson Tucker has been elected in the Mining and Pastoral Region after starting the count with just 98 votes, or 0.2 per cent.