Shooters may wield influence in NSW parliament as preferences deliver Robert Borsak a seat

Despite being wiped out in the New South Wales lower house, preference distribution in the upper house has delivered the Shooters Fishers and Farmers party a second and highly-influential seat in the parliament.

Robert Borsak was returned to Legislative Council in the 20th position after the NSW Electoral Commission computer churned through the final preferences to fill the 21 vacancies on Wednesday.

The party failed to secure a full quota.

"I'm not normally an anxious person but I must admit I have had a few sleepless nights thinking about the numbers and where they would fall," Mr Borsak said.

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