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THE Shooters and Fishers Party is poised to claim a seat in the upper house for Northern Victoria, while the Australian Country Alliance could also claim a spot.
Liberal member for Northern Victoria Amanda Millar appears likely to lose her seat. She took on the position last year from Donna Petrovich, who lost the seat of Macedon on Saturday night.
Labor will also lose one of their two upper house seats in Northern Victoria should the current voting trend continue.
Shooters and Fishers candidate Daniel Young, of Romsey, occupies the fourth spot as counting continues.
Australian Country Alliance's Robert Danieli, from Kyabram, sits in the fifth and final upper house seat.
Wendy Lovell and Damian Drum will retain their seats, along with Labor's Steven Herbert.
Counting is likely to continue throughout the week, with the five successful candidates unlikely to be announced until Friday. A tight poll could also result in a recount.
Australian Country Alliance secretary Darren Cooper said the party was not getting too carried away, with just under 60 per cent of the vote counted.
"It looks like we're on track," he said.
"We nearly got there last time."
Labor, Rise Up Australia, the Democratic Labour Party and Family First preferenced the Australian Country Alliance second in Northern Victoria.
The Shooters and Fishers have received 3.4 per cent of the primary vote, compared to 8 per cent for the Greens, but benefited from strong preferencing.
Several parties were believed to have used "preference whisperer" Glenn Druery to boost their chances in the upper house.
As of Sunday, the Coalition looks set to lose five upper house seats, compared to Labor's three. A block of eight minor party candidates could be elected to the new upper house.