GREENS West Australian Senator Scott Ludlam has formally requested a partial recount of votes after preferences pushed his seat into the hands of the fledgling Palmer United Party (PUP).
The Australian Electoral Commission is expected to complete the request within 24 hours, a spokesman for Senator Ludlam said.
A 14-vote difference between two of the micro-parties - the Shooters and Fishers Party, and Australian Christians - meant preferences went against Senator Ludlam.
The spokesman said he had not requested a full recount, "just the relevant ones".
Greens leader Christine Milne said the state would lose an intelligent, passionate and respected environmental and social justice advocate if the recount provided the same result.
"The entire party room is devastated at the thought of Scott leaving the Senate next year," she said.
"It would be particularly hard given how close the result was."
Senator Ludlam said he was disappointed with the result.
He said it appeared PUP had been elected on roughly half the vote of the Greens, and the need for electoral reform was now urgent.
"That is the sort of result our voting system throws up from time to time," Senator Ludlam told ABC radio.
"It is an elegant system being expertly gamed and manipulated.
"The whole purpose of an electoral system is to accurately as possible reflect the voting will of the Australian people. It has let us down in this instance."
He said losing his seat was sinking in and added that anyone who thought politicians did "a crap job" should "just try it".
The Australian Sports Party's Wayne Dropulich, who was in the running for a Senate seat in WA, also lost out on preference votes and has also requested a recount.
When Senator Ludlam's term expires on June 30 next year, his seat will be filled by PUP's Zhenya Wang.
Also known at Dio Wang, he's the managing director of Australasian Resources, which is majority-owned by PUP leader Clive Palmer and hasn't produced any iron ore despite operating in the Pilbara for decades.
It's the third senate seat for the newly formed party, which installed former rugby league forward Glenn Lazarus in Queensland and former soldier Jacqui Lambie in Tasmania.
The Liberal Party again has three senators in WA, incumbents David Johnston and Michaelia Cash, and newcomer Linda Reynolds, once the chief of staff to former Senator Chris Ellison.
Representing Labor is incumbent Louise Pratt - who hangs on despite being shunted to the party's second place on the ballot ticket - and Joe Bullock, the former state secretary of the Shop Assistant's Union who was placed first after a factional split.
Mr Palmer, who is facing a recount after finishing only seven votes ahead of his Liberal National Party opponent in the federal seat of Fairfax on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, described PUP's Senate results as "a tremendous achievement in our election debut".
Mr Wang said he was humbled by his surprising win.
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