The youngest-ever senator of Australia was a woman who turned 21 on the day of the May federal election. Additionally, Charlotte Walker was not anticipated to win, as is the case with many Australian female candidates.
Through a convoluted rank order voting process, the former union official secured the third Senate seat for the state of South Australia from the ruling centre-left Labour Party. Rarely does a party’s third choice prevail. She received the fewest votes out of the state’s six newly elected senators. The Australian Electoral Commission formally announced the poll on Tuesday.
It will be a “big adjustment,” Walker, who begins her six-year tenure on July 1, said of the new position. The base pay for a federal legislator is over 205,000 Australian dollars ($133,000) each year. A few emotions are present. After the results were revealed late Monday, Walker told Australian Broadcasting Corp., “Obviously, there’s a lot of pressure.”
I want to do well for South Australians, but I also want to demonstrate to young people—especially young women—that this is possible and that they, too, can accomplish it. I’m ecstatic as well. Few individuals my age can travel to Canberra and make the kind of contribution I will,” she continued.
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