Parliamentary eligibility crisis The JLN was formed to allow Lambie to re-contest her Senate seat at the
2016 federal election, after she resigned from the
Palmer United Party in November 2014. It gained 8.3% of the Senate popular vote in Tasmania in
2016, slightly increasing its vote share to 8.9% at the
2019 election. In November 2017, she was revealed to hold Australian-British
dual citizenship, having inherited British citizenship from her Scottish-born father. As part of the
parliamentary eligibility crisis, she announced her resignation on 14 November 2017. After a recount, she was replaced by Devonport Mayor
Steve Martin, who had been second on the JLN ticket in the 2016 federal election. He survived a challenge to his own eligibility, on a different constitutional ground, but refused to step down so as to create a casual Senate vacancy to which Lambie could be appointed. Lambie later expelled him from the party for disloyalty.
Senator Tammy Tyrrell elected Tammy Tyrrell was selected as the lead candidate on the Jacqui Lambie Network's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election, and was elected at that election.
Senator Tammy Tyrrell leaves the party On 28 March 2024, Tyrrell announced she would resign from the Jacqui Lambie Network to sit as an
independent, saying that Lambie was "not happy" with the way she was representing the party. On 1 August 2024, after an interview on
ABC Radio Hobart where Jacqui Lambie stated she did not know why Tyrrell left, Tyrrell stated that Lambie had told her to leave.
Entry and retreat from Tasmanian state politics 2018 election The JLN ran 12 candidates in the
2018 Tasmanian state election, in the electorates of Lyons, Braddon and Bass. After a pre-election refusal from
Tasmanian Labor and the
Tasmanian Liberals to negotiate with minor parties to form government in a possible
hung parliament scenario, Lambie called the matter a 'slap in the face.'
2021 election The Jacqui Lambie Network chose not to contest the
2021 Tasmanian state election, despite being a registered state party.
2024 election Jacqui Lambie announced that she would be putting forward candidates for the
2024 Tasmanian state election. In this election, the JLN won seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the first time. Three candidates were elected. The party contested all seats except for
Clark. On 10 April 2024, a
confidence and supply agreement was reached with the minority Liberal government. This deal has been criticised by current and former state MPs for rendering the party incapable of being independent. On 2 July 2024, the three elected JLN state members were reported to have issued a "butt out" legal notice to Jacqui Lambie. It was claimed she was directing them how to vote. On 16 August 2024, Jacqui Lambie issued a statement demanding
Michael Ferguson resigns from the
Tasmanian executive government, despite her MPs keeping the party in government. On 20 August 2024, JLN Members
Rebekah Pentland and Andrew Jenner were interviewed on ABC Hobart's morning programme, where Andrew Jenner agreed with Jacqui Lambie's call to remove Michael Ferguson as treasurer. In the same interview, Rebekah Pentland stated she found Jacqui Lambie's interference in Tasmanian State Parliament, "not very helpful'. In the same interview, Andrew Jenner claimed that Tasmanian Salmon Aquaculture has paid no taxes for three years. This has been disputed by Luke Martin, CEO of Salmon Tasmania. On 24 August 2024, Jacqui Lambie kicked out Rebekah Pentland and
Miriam Beswick from the party, leaving them as independent MPs. This meant the agreement with the Rockcliff government was null and void. On 29 August 2024, Lambie signalled her foray into state politics was over.
State MPs expelled On 24 August 2024, Rebekah Pentland and Miriam Beswick were removed from the party. They will sit as independents. The party then had one MP, Andrew Jenner.
No further state politics In August 2024, Lambie announced she would not run candidates in Tasmanian state elections in the future. She also apologised to Premier
Jeremy Rockliff for government instability after her party 'imploded'. As a result, sole JLN MP Jenner, who intended to run in the
July 2025 snap election, had to run as an independent candidate, before later joining the
Tasmanian National Party. == Policies ==