Barnaby Joyce asks what Clive Palmer is all about as news breaks of Palmer apparently taking the seat of Fairfax. Courtesy: ABC TV
BILLIONAIRE Clive Palmer believes he will win the seat of Fairfax on preferences and says he will use it as a platform to win over Australia at the next election.
Mr Palmer, who whipped up his own party in four months, was jubilant and already looking to the future.
"By winning the seat of Fairfax we can win the entire country over the next three years," he said.
He is hosting a function for 250 supporters at his Coolum resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
A official result is not expected tonight although experts believe Mr Palmer has a good chance of defeating the LNP's Ted O'Brien once preferences are taken into account.
CLIVE Palmer addresses the media on the Sunshine Coast tonight.
The ABC earlier reported that the founder of the Palmer United Party had attracted more than 29 per cent of the primary vote with about 50 per cent of the vote counted
The Liberal National Party incumbent for the Sunshine Coast seat, Ted O'Brien, has seen an 11 per cent drop in his primary vote.
Mr Palmer has accused the Australian Electoral Commission of influencing the result of the election and has already flagged a possible High Court challenge, the ABC reported.
Spirits are high at Camp Clive on the Sunshine Coast where up to 250 Palmer United Party supporters are feeling positive about their whirlwind campaign.
Clive Palmer with wife Anna at the Mt Coolum Day Care centre polling booth. Pic Megan Slade.
Mr Palmer is hosting a function at the Captain's Table restaurant at his luxury resort at Coolum.
"The mood here is very upbeat," a Palmer spokesman said. "There is a festive atmosphere and everyone feels satisfied and positive.
"It's amazing how far we have come in four months."
But election analyst Antony Green expects it to be a "close contest" between the LNP and Palmer United Party in the seat of Fairfax.
With 41.4 per cent of the vote counted, PUP's Clive Palmer is on 29.2 per cent of the vote and the LNP's Ted O'Brien is on 38.5 per cent.
"What we are getting from the electoral commission is a Labor versus LNP preference count, and that turns into a comfortable victory for the LNP," election analyst Antony Green said.
"But I'll now go into the computer and turn off the received preference count because in my view it is only a contest between the LNP and the PUP and this stage it is a very close contest."
"We will not know the result of that election tonight."
Today Show's Karl Stefanovic seems stunned by candidate Clive Palmer's reaction to a report by The Australian's Thomas. Courtesy Nine Network, TODAY
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