BOB Katter dedicated his ninth election victory on Saturday as he considers his options for who to support in a possible hung parliament.
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“We want to put on record, truly this election for us was about our people,” Mr Katter said.
“We had people standing out all day in the hot sun, we had over a thousand people handing out how to vote.
“To them, the victory.”
Mr Katter said his party had played to their strengths in this election and had got the mood of the people right.
“(Everyone knows) how we feel about selling off the country and we were able to find a lever to cut through and get that message through, even though we are nobodies,” he said.
“The other thing I found extraordinary was the letter we sent to my fellow Australians about how bad the situation, I was amazed how many people read that document.”
Mr Katter admitted his convincing victory allied to a possible minority parliament put him in a good position for whatever happens next.
“We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves but whoever is there is going to have to listen to the people,” he said.
“It could well be that we are in a powerful position. Unless Nick Xenophon, Andrew Wilkie and myself come to some working relationship, then I don’t think there is any cavalry out there.”
Mr Katter said he would be on the phone to the other minor party players as early as Sunday.
“Some of those will be exhausted but we will endeavour to contact them.” he said.
He acknowledged the similarities with 2010 but said he could work with either side if elected.
“I followed my 20 Points and went with the Liberals the last time but I found the ALP excellent to work with and I’m sensible enough to know you can’t run a government with (just) two votes up your sleeve,” he said.
Mr Katter said he was hopeful also of getting a senator elected in Queensland.
“The changes to the Senate could not have backfired worse on the Prime Minister and his attempt to get dictatorial power has blown to pieces,” he said.
Mr Katter recalled a conversation he had with the North West Star a day prior to the vote.
“You asked me was I confident and I’ve never been confident in my life and I don’t want to come across as arrogant and I had to mentally prepare myself for losing,” he said.
Mr Katter no longer has to prepare for that scenario.