WA Senate result to be revealed

Greens senator Scott Ludlam says the AEC should hold off declaring the WA Senate election. Source: AAP

THE Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is set to announce the result of the West Australian Senate vote recount, despite more than 1300 ballots still being missing.

AEC state manager Peter Kramer says the results of the WA Senate recount and distribution of preferences will be known on Saturday afternoon.

Mr Kramer said he had advised the Senate candidates the distribution of preferences to decide six WA Senators would start at 2pm (WST).

"In accordance with electoral procedures, candidates have been invited to appoint scrutineers to observe the process on their behalf," he said.

The AEC said the distribution of preferences would incorporate all formal recounted votes as well as all formal below-the-line votes that were not subject to the recount.

It admitted on Thursday that 1255 formal above-the-line ballots and 120 informal votes could not be located, rechecked or verified, despite searches of every electoral premises where the ballots were stored or transported from.

Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn has asked former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty to investigate how the 1375 votes were misplaced.

Several candidates, including Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, and Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer decried the process.

Mr Palmer has already flagged his intention to challenge the result in court, with the potential of a by-election if the Senate result was ruled invalid by the Court of Disputed Returns.

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