Federal election 2016: Paul Hanson’s win prompts ‘Quexit’ call

MOVE over Brexit, there are now calls for Queensland to ‘Quexit’ Australia after Pauline Hanson’s shock Senate success.

PAULINE Hanson is back and many Australians are far from happy with some even calling for the politician’s home state of Queensland to be booted out of the Commonwealth.

Almost 20 years after she left Parliament, and following no less than eight unsuccessful attempts to re-enter politics, Hanson has stormed into the Senate with her One Nation party predicted to take two of the seats allocated for Queenslanders.

But the renaissance of the right wing politician has appalled some with comedian Tom Ballard just one of many to call for a ‘Quexit’.

If Pauline Hanson wins we should have a referendum for a #Quexit. #ausvotes

— Tom Ballard (@TomCBallard) July 2, 2016

How is Pauline back!?
I keep waiting for Queensland to yell 'surprise! Just jokes guys' and then hand over the real votes#ausvotes #quexit

— Sonja Sheldon (@SonjaSheldon) July 3, 2016

Pauline is in government. I'm going to play my So Fresh CD and eat a roll up cos apparently it's 1998. #ausvotes #Quexit

— Chris Halley (@christ_halley) July 3, 2016

Guys I think it's time. We need to get rid of Queensland, once and for all. #QUEXIT #ausvotes

— Jesse Cuthbert (@thebrunswickian) July 2, 2016

Similar to Brexit — the name given to Britain’s impending exit from the European Union — it would see Queensland and Australia go their separate ways, with Hanson, presumably, confined to the newly independent sunshine state.

“Now is a good time for Quexit as Hanson set to return to Parliament,” said Kevin Pyle on Twitter.

Also on social media, Tim Anger wrote. “I’m starting a push to have [Queensland] thrown out of the Federation. Call it Quexit if you like.”

What a beautiful nation I call home #Quexit #auspol #ausvotes pic.twitter.com/Vkir1oVS7e

— Eric (@0127xyz) July 2, 2016

A new map has of Australia has even emerged, with a rather large state in the north west corner missing.

Senate hopeful Pauline Hanson at her post election party, Booval near Ipswich, Queensland. Picture: Liam Kidston.