Senate voting reforms have been tipped to make it harder than ever for minor parties to score a seat in the upper house.
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But it hasn't deterred a bunch of 20 candidates from putting their hands up to contest the two ACT seats always won by one Labor and one Liberal.
At the 2013 election, incumbent Liberal senator Zed Seselja and Labor senator Kate Lundy went up against Greens' lead candidate Simon Sheikh, 10 lead candidates from the minor parties and one independent.
This time around nine minor parties have fielded candidates but no independents have fronted up.
It's also the first time Ms Lundy's replacement, Katy Gallagher, will defend her seat prompting some to suggest the former chief minister's personal popularity may cause a swing towards Labor.
The Canberra Times asked the lead and ungrouped candidates what they felt the issues were for voters.
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