Greens Senator Larissa Waters with Brisbane candidate Stephen Bates during pre-poll voting at Brisbane City Hall last week.Credit:Tony Moore
Psephologist Dr Kevin Bonham said on Monday he had seen scrutineering data which suggested Bates could gain as much as 1.3 per cent from micro party preferences.
The Greens went into the election targeting three lower house seats with strong previous showings or overlapping seats held by the party in Brisbane City Council and state parliament:Brisbane,Griffith and Ryan.