But Mr Crisp was yesterday claiming a win of sorts after the High Court this week rejected the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s bid to investigate Crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen over allegations she attempted to pervert the course of justice.

Mr Crisp has long been critical of the way the ICAC attempts to use its powers and had taken a close interest in the Cunneen case, firing off dozens of letters to the authorities.

He yesterday said he would not be hubristic enough to claim he had influenced the High Court’s decision but he was pleased with the outcome, nonetheless.

“I’m hoping I will be called as a witness into one of the inquiries into the Margaret Cunneen debacle and, if that’s the case, then I believe it will be a case of money and effort well-spent,” he said.

Mr Crisp said he never believed he would be elected to the Upper House and had not put any money into his campaign. “Unlike the anti-land tax people who did put in an awful lot of money and didn’t get elected either,” he said.

The Animal Justice Party yesterday secured the final spot in the Upper House, with Mark Pearson edging out No Land Tax’s Peter Jones on the 391st count of preferences.

Another Central West candidate, Lithgow’s Anthony Craig, secured 39 votes.