A minor party that opposed same-sex marriage and advocates against multiculturalism have secured top spot on the Senate ballot paper in NSW.
Rise Up Australia on Wednesday drew the coveted first spot on the ballot, ahead of the Liberal-Nationals in fourth place and Labor in 10th, in a list of more than 100 candidates.
One Nation is 19th on the list, ahead of Clive Palmer's United Australia Party, which has drawn an unfavourable 26th position on the far right of the paper.
Meanwhile, former prime minister Tony Abbott drew ahead of his main rival, independent Zali Steggall, in the ballot draw for the Sydney seat of Warringah.
Mr Abbott placed sixth, ahead of Ms Steggall in eighth, while Animal Justice Party candidate Heather Barnes came in first.
Both Ms Steggall and Mr Abbott downplayed the importance of the draw.
"The ballot paper is the ballot paper and as I said the electors are pretty smart and they'll navigate the ballot paper pretty well, I'm sure," Mr Abbott told reporters.
In the battleground seat of Wentworth, recently elected member Kerryn Phelps placed last in the list of seven, while her main challenger, Liberal Dave Sharma, received fifth spot.
Labor's Tim Murray placed second in Malcolm Turnbull's old seat, behind independent Matthew Drake-Brockman.
Further west, Labor's new candidate for Lindsay, former state MP Diane Beamer, placed second ahead of Liberal candidate Melissa McIntosh in third.
Ms Beamer has replaced replaced Emma Husar, who was dumped by the party over a scandal about her treatment of staff.
The Christian Democrats placed first in the northern electorate of Cowper, which is held by the Nationals, whose new candidate Pat Conaghan drew second.
Independent Rob Oakeshott placed fifth in the list of eight.
Back in the Senate, the Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party will appear between both major parties on the ballot papers in seventh and eighth position, respectively.
The Help End Marijuana Prohibition HEMP Party is among the top six spots on the ballot paper, along with the Health Australia Party, the Pirate Party and the Affordable Housing Party.
The Animal Justice Party, which snagged one seat in the NSW upper house at the March 23 state election, drew 29th on the Senate ballot paper.
The 105 candidates competing for NSW Senate seats on May 18 also include the Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party, Seniors United Party of Australia, Vote Flux Party and Socialist Alliance.
Australian Associated Press
