Barnaby Joyce is set to return to his role as deputy prime minister thanks to a landslide victory last night in a by-election triggered by the dual citizenship saga which revealed him as a New Zealand citizen.
Joyce said last night he was "utterly humbled" after securing more than 60% of the vote.
"I say to the people of New England, that I never take anything for granted, and for every person who voted for us and voted for us for the first time, I just want to say how completely and utterly humbled I am."
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull claimed Joyce's win was the biggest by-election swing to a sitting government in Australian federal political history.
"We're getting the band back together," Turnbull told Sky News on Sunday morning.
"This is a very very big result."
He shrugged off questions about how Joyce's return would affect fractures within the coalition as members — namely George Christensen — have allegedly called for the prime minister's resignation.
Turnbull said the result was a "big vote of confidence in the government".