King Clive calls for electoral dues

Clive Palmer has declared himself kingmaker of the incoming Parliament and has claimed Tony Abbott would not have won the election if not for his party's preferences.

Mr Palmer is on track to win the Sunshine Coast seat of Fairfax in the Lower House and his party is looking likely to win at least two Senate seats - one in Queensland and another in Tasmania.

Speaking yesterday, Mr Palmer claimed Mr Abbott owed him a debt for putting him in The Lodge. "We had 6 per cent and we preferenced the Liberal Party," Mr Palmer said.

The swing against Labor was 4.5 per cent and Mr Palmer said without the Palmer United Party preferences, Mr Abbott would not be Prime Minister-elect.

He believed his candidate Dio Wang could win a WA Senate seat and there was a chance the PUP would win the Lower House Queensland seat of Hinkler.

Mr Palmer said his party had outpolled the National Party and more Australians would join his cause when they understood his policies.

"We got more votes than the National Party nationally and they have been around for 100 years," he said.

The businessman said his party would operate just like any other and he would have broad control over other PUP members in Parliament.

"I'll have the same sway Tony Abbott has over his senators or what Bill Shorten will have over Labor senators - it's no different," he said.

Mr Palmer lashed out at warnings from former Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce, who won a seat in the Lower House, that the businessman would cause havoc in the Parliament. He also accused the Australian Electoral Commission of bias, complaining his people were not informed the organisation had resumed its count in the seat of Fairfax.