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Lambie's Jacqui Lambie Network is expected to gain at least a quota, both experts say, a task made easier for her by the double dissolution.
The number is, to some extent, explained by the double dissolution: the government lost the time to put all its legislation to a vote before the clock ran out.
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The prime minister used two pieces of anti-union-corruption legislation, the Australian Building and Construction Commission and the Registered Organisations bills – which were both twice rejected by the Senate, as triggers for the double dissolution election.
The double dissolution was called by the caretaker prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, using the Whitlam government's blocked legislation to trigger the election.
If the legislation which was used to trigger the double dissolution was reintroduced, passed by a Coalition majority House and blocked by the Senate, a joint sitting could be called.
"Minimal debate, failure to pass, bring on the double dissolution.
The preselection took place before the double dissolution so it applied to a half Senate election.
The New South Wales Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has warned Labor to abide by fairer Senate rules in the allocation of six and three-year Senate terms following the double dissolution election.
The double dissolution enhanced One Nation's performance, but it is not the cause of Hanson's election.
He began his defence against the internal critics questioning his decision to call the double dissolution election.
Turnbull also set the way forward for two industrial relations bills that had triggered the double dissolution election.
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