New WA Senator Fatima Payman is an Australian Muslim with cultural roots from Afghanistan.

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Fatima Payman has won Western Australia's sixth and final Senate seat, becoming the first Afghan-Australian and the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament.

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A former refugee from Afghanistan, Ms Payman's victory comes on World Refugee Day .

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The final Senate results are in - for Western Australia. WA has elected the following people: 1. Sue Lines 2. Michaelia Cash 3. Glenn Sterle 4. Dean Smith 5. Dorinda Cox 6. Fatima Payman

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