2025 Australian federal election (Senate)|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Penny Wong
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Michaelia Cash
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Larissa Waters
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Party
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Labor
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Liberal–National Coalition
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Greens
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Leader since
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26 June 2013
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25 January 2025
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4 February 2020 (2020-02-04)
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Leader's seat
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South Australia (not up for election)
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Western Australia (not up for election)
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Queensland
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Seats before
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25
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30
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11
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Seats won
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16
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13
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6
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Seats after
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28
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27
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11
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Seat change
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3
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3
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Primary vote
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5,573,028
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4,744,580
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1,859,974
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Percentage
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35.11
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29.89
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11.72
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Swing
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5.02 pp
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4.35 pp
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0.94 pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Pauline Hanson
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Gerard Rennick
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David Pocock
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Party
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One Nation
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People First
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David Pocock
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Leader since
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29 November 2014
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25 August 2024
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16 December 2021
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Leader's seat
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Queensland (not up for election)
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Queensland (lost seat)
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Australian Capital Territory
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Seats before
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2
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1
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1
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Seats won
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3
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0
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1
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Seats after
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4
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0
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1
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Seat change
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2
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1
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Primary vote
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899,296
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151,310
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114,915
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Percentage
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5.67
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0.95
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0.72
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Swing
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1.38 pp
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0.32 pp
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Seventh party
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Eighth party
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Leader
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Jacqui Lambie
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Fatima Payman
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Party
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Lambie Network
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Australia's Voice
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Leader since
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14 May 2015
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9 October 2024
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Leader's seat
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Tasmania
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Western Australia (not up for election)
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Seats before
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1
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1
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Seats won
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1
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0
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Seats after
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1
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1
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Seat change
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Primary vote
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166,085
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119,717
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Percentage
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1.05
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0.75
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Swing
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0.84 pp
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0.75 pp
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The 2025 Australian Senate election was held on Saturday, 3 May 2025 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the Australian Senate as part of the 2025 federal election.[1] Senators elected at this election will take office on 1 July 2025, with the exception of the senators elected from two territories whose terms commenced from election day.[2] The elected senators will sit alongside continuing senators elected in 2022 as part of the 48th Parliament of Australia.[3]
Labor was set to hold 28 seats in the new Senate, making this the first time Labor was the largest party in the Senate since the 1984 election. On 2 June 2025, Greens Senator Dorinda Cox left the Greens and joined Labor, taking the number of Labor Senators to 29 in the new parliament beginning on 1 July 2025.[4]
Australia
Senate (STV) – Turnout 90.68% (CV)
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Group[a]
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First-preference
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Seats
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Votes
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%
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Swing (pp)
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Seats won
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Not up
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New total
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+/−
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Labor
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5,573,028
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35.11
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+5.02
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16
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12
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28
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3
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Liberal–National Coalition
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4,744,580
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29.89
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−4.35
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13
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14
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27
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3
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Liberal/Nationals (joint)
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2,756,296
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17.37
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−2.56
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4
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5
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9
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1
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Liberal National (QLD)
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997,404
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6.28
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−0.78
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2
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2
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4
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Liberal
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892,188
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5.62
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−1.38
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6
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7
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13
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2
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Country Liberal (NT)
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34,954
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0.22
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+0.00
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1
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0
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1
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Greens
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1,859,974
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11.72
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−0.94
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6
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5
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11
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One Nation
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899,296
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5.67
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+1.38
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3
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1
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4
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2
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Legalise Cannabis
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553,163
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3.49
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+0.16
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0
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0
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0
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Trumpet of Patriots
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413,238
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2.60
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+2.38[b]
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0
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0
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0
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Family First
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236,728
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1.49
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New
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0
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0
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0
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Animal Justice
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198,611
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1.25
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−0.35
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0
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0
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0
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Lambie
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166,085
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1.05
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+0.84
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1
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0
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1
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People First/Katter's Australian (QLD)
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151,310
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0.95
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New
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Australia's Voice
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119,717
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0.75
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+0.75
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0
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1
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1
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David Pocock
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114,915
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0.72
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+0.32
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1
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0
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1
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Christians
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102,519
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0.65
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+0.43
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0
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0
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0
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Indigenous-Aboriginal
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101,508
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0.64
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+0.16
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0
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0
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0
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Libertarian/HEART/People First (NSW)
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92,892
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0.59
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New
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0
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0
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0
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Nationals (WA)/(SA)
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63,738
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0.40
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+0.37
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0
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0
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0
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Libertarian
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63,572
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0.40
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+0.40
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0
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0
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0
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Victorian Socialists
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63,093
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0.40
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+0.26
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0
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0
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0
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Shooters, Fishers, Farmers
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59,434
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0.37
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−0.61
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0
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0
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0
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Sustainable Australia
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58,090
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0.37
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−0.15
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0
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0
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0
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FUSION
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46,007
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0.29
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−0.05
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0
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0
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0
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People First/HEART (VIC)
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44,080
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0.28
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New
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0
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0
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0
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Socialist Alliance
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37,813
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0.24
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+0.05
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0
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0
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0
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Democrats
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37,734
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0.24
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−0.20
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0
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0
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0
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People First
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37,505
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0.24
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New
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0
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0
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0
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Citizens
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35,432
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0.22
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+0.02
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0
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0
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0
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Unendorsed/Ungrouped/Independents
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36,245
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0.23
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−0.67
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0
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1
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1
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1
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Great Australian
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15,249
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0.10
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−0.45
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0
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0
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0
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Great Australian/HEART (QLD)
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5,927
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0.04
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New
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0
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0
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0
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HEART/Libertarian (ACT)
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3,444
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0.02
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New
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0
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0
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0
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Tammy Tyrrell for Tasmania (TAS)
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—[c]
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0
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1
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1
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United Australia Party
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—[d]
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0
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1
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1
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Total
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15,871,189
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–
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–
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40
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36
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76
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–
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Informal votes
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567,305
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3.45
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+0.03
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Turnout
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16,438,494
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90.83
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+0.36
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Registered voters
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18,098,797
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–
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–
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Source: AEC,[5] ABC[6]
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New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Territories
Under section 42 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the senators representing the Australian territories (which do not have equal status as the Australian states under the Australian constitution) expire at the close of the day immediately before the day of the election.[13]
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
See also
Notes
- ^ Parties and candidates may run together in one group, where group votes are allocated top-down within that group.
- ^ As Australian Federation Party
- ^ Did not run any candidates in this election.
- ^ The UAP was voluntarily de-registered in 2022 and, therefore, cannot appear on the ballot paper. Incumbent senator and party leader Ralph Babet is not up for election and is permitted to sit as a member of the UAP despite the party's de-registration.
References
Further reading