2016 Australian Senate election

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2016 Australian federal election
(Senate)

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All 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader George Brandis[a] Penny Wong[b] Richard Di Natale
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor Greens
Leader since 20 September 2015 26 June 2013 6 May 2015
Leader's seat Queensland South Australia Victoria
Seats before 33 25 10
Seats won 30 26 9
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,868,246 4,123,084 1,197,657
Percentage 35.18% 29.79% 8.65%
Swing Decrease 2.52% Increase 0.16% Decrease 0.58%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Pauline Hanson Nick Xenophon David Leyonhjelm
Party One Nation Xenophon Team Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Queensland
(won seat)
South Australia New South Wales
Seats before 0 1 1
Seats won 4 3 1
Seats after 4 3 1
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 593,013 456,369 298,915
Percentage 4.29% 3.30% 2.16%
Swing Increase 3.76% Increase 1.37% Decrease 1.59%

  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Derryn Hinch Jacqui Lambie
Party Justice Lambie Network
Leader's seat Victoria
(won seat)
Tasmania
(won seat)
Seats before New New
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 266,607 69,074
Percentage 1.93% 0.50%
Swing Increase 1.93% Increase 0.50%

Government (30)

Coalition
  Liberal (21)   LNP (5)[c]   National (3)   CLP (1)[d]

Opposition (26)
  Labor (26)

Crossbench (20)
  Greens (9)   One Nation (4)   Xenophon Team (3)   Family First (1)   Liberal Democrat (1)   Lambie (1)

  Hinch (1)

Leader of the Senate before election

George Brandis
Liberal/National coalition

Elected Leader of the Senate

George Brandis
Liberal/National coalition

The 2016 Australian federal election in the Senate was part of a double dissolution election held on Saturday 2 July to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign period. It was the first double dissolution election since the 1987 election and the first under a new voting system for the Senate that replaced group voting tickets with optional preferential voting.

The final outcome in the 76-seat Australian Senate took over four weeks to complete despite significant voting changes. Earlier in 2016, legislation changed the Senate voting system from a full-preference single transferable vote with group voting tickets to an optional-preferential single transferable vote.[1] The final Senate result was announced on 4 August: Liberal/National Coalition 30 seats (−3), Labor 26 seats (+1), Greens 9 seats (−1), One Nation 4 seats (+4) and Nick Xenophon Team 3 seats (+2). Former broadcaster and founder of the Justice Party Derryn Hinch, won a seat, while Jacqui Lambie, Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm and Family First's Bob Day retained their seats. The number of crossbenchers increased by two to a record 20. The Liberal/National Coalition will require at least nine additional votes to reach a Senate majority, an increase of three.[2][3][4]

A number of initially-elected senators were declared ineligible a result of the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis, and replaced after recounts.

Terms of senators[edit]

The two major parties negotiated to allocate a six-year term to the first elected six of twelve senators in each state, while the last six received a three-year term. This was consistent with the Senate practice on all seven previous occasions.[5] In 1983 the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform had unanimously recommended an alternative "recount" method to reflect proportional representation,[6] and the Commonwealth Electoral Act provides for a recount on that basis.[7] This alternative method had been supported by both Labor and the Coalition in two separate, identical, bipartisan senate resolutions, passed in 1998 and 2010.[8][5][9] By not adhering to their previous resolutions, Labor and the Coalition each gained one senate seat from 2019.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Australia[edit]

The final Senate result was announced on 4 August. The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government won 30 seats, a net loss of three − the Coalition lost four Senators, one each from New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia, but gained a Senator in Victoria. The Labor opposition won 26 seats, a gain of one − a Senator in Western Australia. The number of crossbenchers increased by two to a record 20. The Liberal/National Coalition would require at least nine additional votes to reach a Senate majority, an increase of three.[2][3][4][16]

Senate election results.
Senate (STV OPV) – Turnout 91.93% (CV) – Informal 3.94%[17]
Party Votes % Swing Seats won Change
  Liberal–National Coalition 4,868,246 35.18 –1.32 30 Decrease 3
  Liberal/National joint ticket 2,769,426 20.01 −1.16 10 Steady
  Liberal 1,066,579 7.71 +0.77 14 Decrease 2
  Liberal National 960,467 6.94 −1.16 5 Decrease 1
  Country Liberal 37,156 0.27 −0.05 1 Steady
  National (WA) 34,618 0.25 −0.06 0 Steady
  Labor 4,123,084 29.79 +0.16 26 Increase 1
  Greens 1,197,657 8.65 −0.58 9 Decrease 1
  One Nation 593,013 4.29 +3.76 4 Increase 4
  Xenophon Team 456,369 3.30 +1.37 3 Increase 2
  Liberal Democrats 298,915 2.16 –1.59 1 Steady
  Justice 266,607 1.93 +1.93 1 Increase 1
  Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 192,923 1.39 +0.44
  Family First 191,112 1.38 +0.26 1 Steady
  Christian Democrats 162,155 1.17 +0.63
  Animal Justice 159,373 1.15 +0.46
  Liberty Alliance 102,982 0.74 +0.74
  Democratic Labour 94,510 0.68 –0.18 0 Decrease 1
  Sex Party 94,262 0.68 –0.64
  Health Australia 85,233 0.62 +0.62
  Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 76,744 0.55 +0.55
  Lambie Network 69,074 0.50 +0.50 1 Increase 1
  Christians 66,525 0.48 +0.09
  Drug Law Reform 61,327 0.44 +0.38
  Motoring Enthusiasts 53,232 0.38 –0.12 0 Decrease 1
  Katter's Australian 53,123 0.38 –0.50
  Glenn Lazarus Team 45,149 0.33 +0.33
  Marriage Equality 44,982 0.33 +0.33
  Arts 37,702 0.27 +0.27
  Rise Up Australia 36,424 0.26 –0.10
  Pirate 35,184 0.25 –0.11
  Renewable Energy 29,983 0.22 +0.22
  Science/Cyclists joint ticket 29,934 0.22 +0.22
  HEMP 29,510 0.21 –0.50
  Sustainable Australia 26,341 0.19 +0.08
  Palmer United 26,210 0.19 –5.42 0 Decrease 3
  Cyclists 24,276 0.18 +0.18
  Voluntary Euthanasia 23,252 0.17 –0.06
  Seniors United 22,213 0.16 +0.16
  VOTEFLUX.ORG 20,453 0.15 +0.15
  Mature Australia 18,920 0.14 +0.14
  Online Direct Democracy 11,857 0.09 +0.06
  Secular 11,077 0.08 –0.01
  Defence Veterans 10,391 0.08 +0.08
  Socialist Alliance 9,968 0.07 +0.04
  Citizens Electoral Council 9,850 0.07 +0.06
  Country 9,316 0.07 +0.07
  Socialist Equality 7,865 0.06 +0.02
  Progressives 6,251 0.05 +0.05
  CountryMinded 5,989 0.04 +0.04
  Manufacturing and Farming 5,268 0.04 +0.04
  Australia First 3,005 0.02 +0.02
  Recreational Fishers 2,376 0.02 +0.02
  Non-Custodial Parents 2,102 0.02 +0.01
  Science 1,306 0.01 +0.01
  Unendorsed/ungrouped 25,280 0.18 +0.00
Total 13,838,900     76
Invalid/blank votes 567,806 3.94 +1.01
Registered voters/turnout 15,671,551 91.93 –1.52
Source: Federal Election 2016

New South Wales[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 345,554
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Marise Payne (elected 1)
2. Arthur Sinodinos (elected 3)
3. Fiona Nash (elected 5)[e]
4. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (elected 7)
5. John Williams (elected 10)
6. Hollie Hughes
7. Jim Molan
8. Wes Fang
9. Sang Ok
10. Sarah Richards
11. Fiona Leviny
12. Victoria McGahey
1,610,626 35.85 +1.65
Labor 1. Sam Dastyari (elected 2)
2. Jenny McAllister (elected 4)
3. Deborah O'Neill (elected 6)
4. Doug Cameron (elected 8)
5. Tara Moriarty
6. Vivien Thomson
7. Shuo Zhou
8. Jagath Bandara
9. Miriam Rizvi
10. Mary O'Sullivan
11. Paul Yi-Wen Han
12. Alexandra Costello
1,405,088 31.28 −0.28
Greens 1. Lee Rhiannon (elected 9)
2. Michael Osborne
3. Jane Oakley
4. Jananie Janarthana
5. Marika Kontellis
6. Gareth Bryant
7. Christina Ho
8. Kathryn Maiden
9. Ray Goodlass
10. Christine Donayre
11. Kate Parker
12. Sarah Fernandes
332,860 7.41 −0.38
One Nation 1. Brian Burston (elected 11)
2. Dean Mackin
3. Christine Bernier
184,012 4.10 +2.88
Liberal Democrats 1. David Leyonhjelm (elected 12)
2. Sam Kennard
139,007 3.09 −6.41
Christian Democrats 1. Nella Hall
2. Peter Rahme
3. Deborah Lions
4. Andrew Phillips
5. Tania Piper
6. Beth Smith
7. Dave Vincent
8. Colin Broadbridge
9. Rhonda Avasalu
10. Archie Lea
11. Lena El-Daghl
12. Charles Knox
121,379 2.70 +1.04
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Karl Houseman
2. Peter Johnson
88,837 1.98 +0.73
Xenophon 1. Aidan Dalgliesh
2. Anthony Dona
80,111 1.78 +1.78
Health Australia 1. Andrew Patterson
2. Leanne Paff
53,154 1.18 +1.18
Family First 1. Phil Jobe
2. Sally Vincent
3. Simon McCaffrey
53,027 1.18 +0.80
Democratic Labour 1. Paul McCormack
2. Dawn Willis
51,510 1.15 −0.39
Animal Justice 1. Lynda Stoner
2. Gordon Elkington
37,991 0.85 +0.37
Sex Party 1. Ross Fitzgerald
2. Sue Raye
30,038 0.67 −0.35
Liberty Alliance 1. Kirralie Smith
2. Gary Anderson
29,795 0.66 +0.66
HEMP 1. Jason Olbourne
2. Andrew Katelaris
29,510 0.66 −0.03
Justice 1. Ken Stevens
2. Adam Washbourne
26,720 0.59 +0.59
Seniors United 1. Gillian Evans
2. Kerry Koliadis
3. Chris Osborne
22,213 0.49 +0.49
Drug Law Reform 1. Ray Thorpe
2. Stacey Dowson
20,883 0.46 +0.37
Science/Cyclists joint ticket 1. James Jansson
2. Eve Slavich
3. Ingrid Ralph
4. Jai Cooper
18,367 0.41 +0.41
Lambie 1. Allan Thomas
2. Bruce Relph
3. Mitch Carr
16,502 0.37 +0.37
Motoring Enthusiasts 1. Rob Bryden
2. Daniel Kirkness
16,356 0.36 −0.03
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Shayne Higson
2. Janise Farrell
15,198 0.34 +0.00
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Steven Lopez
2. Nathan Spataro
12,578 0.28 +0.28
Arts 1. Barry Keldoulis
2. Nicholas Gledhill
11,805 0.26 +0.26
Pirate 1. Sam Kearns
2. Darren McIntosh
11,418 0.25 −0.08
Renewable Energy 1. Peter Breen
2. Susan Perrow
8,936 0.20 +0.20
Sustainable Australia 1. William Bourke
2. Greg Graham
7,723 0.17 +0.10
Rise Up Australia 1. Brian Tucker
2. Maree Nichols
7,538 0.17 +0.07
Online Direct Democracy 1. Berge Der Sarkissian
2. Arthur Emmett
6,353 0.14 +0.08
Defence Veterans 1. Raymond Bennie
2. Mark Bradbury
5,857 0.13 +0.13
Socialist Alliance 1. Ken Canning
2. Susan Price
3. Sharlene Leroy-Dyer
4. Howard Byrnes
5,382 0.12 +0.06
Katter's Australian 1. Tom Harris
2. Anthony Belcastro
4,316 0.10 −0.34
Group G 1. Teresa van Lieshout
2. Colin Bennett
3,871 0.09 +0.09
CountryMinded 1. Christopher Buckman
2. Methuen Morgan
3,153 0.07 +0.07
Socialist Equality 1. James Cogan
2. John Davis
2,933 0.07 +0.03
Palmer United 1. Suellen Wrightson
2. Robert Marks
3. Cara Donnelly
2,805 0.06 −3.33
Mature Australia 1. Paul Quinn
2. Gregory Frearson
2,805 0.06 +0.10
Secular 1. Ian Bryce
2. Dee Ellis
2,773 0.06 −0.01
Non-Custodial Parents 1. Eric Greening
2. Andy Thompson
2,102 0.05 +0.02
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Ann Lawler
2. Robert Butler
1,895 0.04 +0.04
Progressives 1. Allan Quartly
2. Ash Rose
1,817 0.04 +0.04
Ungrouped Warren Grzic
Jane Ward
Liam Munday
Bryan Lambert
Peter Wallace
James Wright
Joanna Rzetelski
Danny Lim
Maree Ann Cruze
Stephen Muller
Peter Muller
John Cooper
Santa Spruce-Peet-Boyd
David Ash
Nigel Smith
Ron Poulsen
Peter Gooley
Nick Chapman
Leonard Brown
Richelle Tsay
2,953 0.07 +0.07
Total formal votes 4,492,197 95.47 −1.21
Informal votes 213,073 4.53 +1.21
Turnout 4,705,270 92.49 −1.47
# Senator Party
1 Marise Payne   Liberal
2 Sam Dastyari   Labor
3 Arthur Sinodinos   Liberal
4 Jenny McAllister   Labor
5 Fiona Nash[e]   Nationals
6 Deborah O'Neill   Labor
7 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells   Liberal
8 Doug Cameron   Labor
9 Lee Rhiannon   Greens
10 John Williams   Nationals
11 Brian Burston   One Nation
12 David Leyonhjelm   LDP

Victoria[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 269,250
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Mitch Fifield (elected 1)
2. Bridget McKenzie (elected 4)
3. Scott Ryan (elected 6)
4. James Paterson (elected 8)
5. Jane Hume (elected 12)
6. Karina Okotel
7. Rebecca Treloar
1,158,800 33.11 −7.02
Labor 1. Kim Carr (elected 2)
1. Stephen Conroy (elected 5)
3. Jacinta Collins (elected 7)
4. Gavin Marshall (elected 9)
5. Jennifer Yang
6. Louise Persse
7. Steve Kent
8. Les Tarczon
1,075,658 30.73 −1.72
Greens 1. Richard Di Natale (elected 3)
2. Janet Rice (elected 11)
3. Misha Coleman
4. Elise Klein
5. Anna Crabb
6. James Searle
7. Tasma Minifie
8. Jennifer Alden
9. Judy Cameron
10. Gurm Sekhon
11. Josephine Maguire-Rosier
12. Rose Read
380,499 10.87 +0.03
Justice 1. Derryn Hinch (elected 10)
2. Stuart Grimley
211,733 6.05 +6.05
One Nation 1. Simon Roylance
2. Ian Cameron
63,528 1.81 +1.80
Animal Justice 1. Bruce Poon
2. Jacqueline Edgecombe
60,780 1.74 +0.99
Liberal Democrats 1. Duncan Spender
2. David Limbrick
55,501 1.59 +1.58
Xenophon 1. Naomi Halpern
2. Justin Lee
55,118 1.57 +1.57
Sex Party 1. Meredith Doig
2. Amy Mulcahy
54,128 1.55 −0.34
Family First 1. Peter Bain
2. Randell Green
3. Craig Manners
39,747 1.14 −0.39
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Jake Wilson
2. Ethan Constantinou
36,669 1.05 +0.22
Christians 1. Vickie Janson
2. Eleni Arapoglou
3. Anne Okumu
34,763 0.99 +0.50
Motoring Enthusiasts 1. Ricky Muir
2. Aaron Mackley
31,785 0.91 +0.40
Drug Law Reform 1. Greg Chipp
2. John Sherman
23,384 0.67 +0.55
Liberty Alliance 1. Daniel Jones
2. Kenneth Nicholls
23,080 0.66 +0.66
Democratic Labour 1. Stephen Vereker
2. Michael Freeman
18,152 0.52 −0.19
Health Australia 1. Isaac Golden
2. Kathryn Breakwell
17,169 0.49 +0.49
Marriage Equality 1. Jason Tuazon-McCheyne
2. Jacqueline Tomlins
17,139 0.49 +0.49
Lambie 1. Hugh Dolan
2. Matt Timson
15,288 0.44 +0.44
Pirate 1. Lachlan Simpson
2. Richard Burleigh
13,424 0.38 +0.01
Science/Cyclists joint ticket 1. Luke James
2. Nik Dow
11,567 0.33 +0.33
Sustainable Australia 1. Georgia Nicholls
2. Steven Armstrong
10,574 0.30 +0.18
Palmer United 1. Catriona Thoolen
2. Cameron Hickey
10,456 0.30 −3.36
Rise Up Australia 1. Danny Nalliah
2. Rosalie Crestani
10,166 0.29 −0.63
Country 1. Garry Kerr
2. Phil Larkin
9,316 0.27 +0.27
Christian Democrats 1. May Hanna
2. Stephanie Botros
9,287 0.27 +0.27
Renewable Energy 1. Graham Askey
2. Gray Wilson
8,845 0.25 +0.25
Arts 1. Rose Godde
2. Jamie Henson
3. Maureen Andrew
7,737 0.22 +0.22
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. David Scanlon
2. Miranda Jones
5,768 0.16 +0.16
MFP 1. John Madigan
2. Mark George
5,268 0.15 +0.15
Mature Australia 1. Graham McCarthy
2. Roy Ridge
3,469 0.10 +0.10
Group B 1. David Collyer
2. Wanda Mitchell-Cook
3,386 0.10 +0.10
Socialist Equality 1. Chris Sinnema
2. Peter Byrne
3,293 0.09 +0.02
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Danielle Lehrer
2. Stuart Milne
2,838 0.08 +0.08
Socialist Alliance 1. Lalitha Chelliah
2. Tim Gooden
2,597 0.07 +0.07
Secular 1. John Perkins
2. Alice Carr
2,303 0.07 −0.06
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Craig Isherwood
2. Gabrielle Peut
2,098 0.06 +0.02
Progressives 1. David Knight
2. Josh Gilmore
2,064 0.06 +0.06
Ungrouped Stephen Juhasz
Karthik Arasu
Dennis Hall
Dana Spasojevic
John Karagiannidis
Geoff Lutz
Allan Mull
Chris Ryan
Eric Vadarlis
Mark Dickenson
Immanuel Shmuel
Glenn Floyd
Meredith Urie
Trevor Nye
Peter Hawks
Christopher Beslis
2,860 0.08 −0.10
Total formal votes 3,500,237 95.80 −0.83
Informal votes 153,499 4.20 +0.83
Turnout 3,653,736 92.18 −1.87
# Senator Party
1 Mitch Fifield   Liberal
2 Kim Carr   Labor
3 Richard Di Natale   Greens
4 Bridget McKenzie   National
5 Stephen Conroy   Labor
6 Scott Ryan   Liberal
7 Jacinta Collins   Labor
8 James Paterson   Liberal
9 Gavin Marshall   Labor
10 Derryn Hinch   Justice
11 Janet Rice   Greens
12 Jane Hume   Liberal

Queensland[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 209,475
Liberal National 1. George Brandis (elected 1)
2. Matt Canavan (elected 4)
3. James McGrath (elected 6)
4. Ian Macdonald (elected 8)
5. Barry O'Sullivan (elected 10)
6. Joanna Lindgren
7. Dan Ryan
8. Gerard Rennick
960,467 35.27 −6.12
Labor 1. Murray Watt (elected 2)
2. Anthony Chisholm (elected 5)
3. Claire Moore (elected 7)
4. Chris Ketter (elected 11)
5. Jane Casey
6. Cheryl Thompson
717,524 26.35 −2.17
One Nation 1. Pauline Hanson (elected 3)
2. Malcolm Roberts (elected 12)[f]
3. Fraser Anning
4. Judy Smith
250,126 9.19 +8.64
Greens 1. Larissa Waters (elected 9)[g]
2. Andrew Bartlett
3. Ben Pennings
4. Johanna Kloot
5. Fiona Anderson
6. Charles Worringham
7. Rainee Skinner
8. Janina Leo
9. Meg Anderson
10. Louise Noble
11. Kirsten Kennedy
12. Elena Quirk
188,323 6.92 +0.88
Liberal Democrats 1. Gabe Buckley
2. John Rooth
77,601 2.85 +2.16
Xenophon 1. Suzanne Grant
2. Daniel Crow
55,653 2.04 +2.04
Family First 1. Rod McGarvie
2. Sue Baynes
3. Kate Horan
4. David Pellowe
52,453 1.93 +0.84
Katter's Australian 1. Rowell Walton
2. Joy Marriott
48,807 1.79 −1.15
Glenn Lazarus Team 1. Glenn Lazarus
2. Kerrod Walters
3. Annette Lourigan
45,149 1.66 +1.66
Animal Justice 1. Paul Bevan
2. Zade Watson
32,306 1.19 +0.12
Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 1. Robin Bristow
2. Therese Howes
3. Kirsty Patten
30,157 1.11 +1.11
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Michael Turner
2. Michael Gee
29,571 1.09 +0.39
Liberty Alliance 1. Bernard Gaynor
2. Alan Biggs
3. Chelle Dobson
29,392 1.08 +1.08
Marriage Equality 1. Marnie Southward
2. William Moran
23,811 0.87 +0.87
Cyclists 1. Chris Cox
2. Edward Re
19,933 0.73 +0.73
Drug Law Reform 1. Deb Lynch
2. Lorraine Smith
17,060 0.63 +0.63
Democratic Labour 1. Sheila Vincent
2. Lucius Majoor
15,443 0.57 +0.25
Justice 1. Deb Cotter
2. Karin Hanbidge
14,256 0.52 +0.52
Arts 1. Frances Jankowski
2. Neil Fainges
11,030 0.41 +0.41
Pirate 1. Brandon Selic
2. Isaac Pursehouse
10,342 0.38 −0.12
Health Australia 1. Jason Woodforth
2. Sarinah Golden
10,147 0.37 +0.37
Christians 1. Shea Taylor
2. Malcolm Brice
9,686 0.36 −0.06
Lambie 1. Marcus Saltmarsh
2. Crystal Peckett
9,138 0.34 +0.34
Christian Democrats 1. Wayne Solomon
2. Ludy Sweeris-Sigrist
7,314 0.27 +0.27
Renewable Energy 1. James Moylan
2. MaryBeth Gundrum
6,245 0.23 +0.23
Rise Up Australia 1. Paul Taylor
2. Neroli Mooney
5,734 0.21 +0.00
Mature Australia 1. Terry Snell
2. Belinda Cameron
5,519 0.20 +0.20
Online Direct Democracy 1. Peter Radic
2. David Missingham
5,504 0.20 +0.16
Sustainable Australia 1. John Roles
2. Matt Moran
5,366 0.20 +0.20
Palmer United 1. James McDonald
2. Craig Gunnis
4,816 0.18 −9.71
Secular 1. Trevor Bell
2. Scott Clark
4,623 0.17 +0.07
Defence Veterans 1. Jeremy Davey
2. Darryl Hodkinson
4,534 0.17 +0.17
CountryMinded 1. Pete Mailler
2. Sherrill Stivano
2,836 0.10 +0.10
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Mark Gardner
2. Reece Flowers
1,881 0.07 +0.07
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Jan Pukallus
2. Stephen Harding
1,877 0.07 +0.07
Socialist Equality 1. Mike Head
2. Erin Cooke
1,639 0.06 +0.00
Group R 1. Sal Rivas
2. Val Tanguilig
1,536 0.06 +0.06
Progressives 1. Ken Stevens
2. Jo McCormack
1,213 0.04 +0.04
Ungrouped Shyamal Reddy
Greg McMahon
David Bundy
Kim Vuga
Jim Savage
Tony Moore
Josephine Potter
Paul Stevenson
Marshal Anderson
Ian Eugarde
Julie Boyd
Leeanne Hanna-McGuffie
Zoemaree Harris
Michael Kaff
Terry Jorgensen
Gary Pead
John Gibson
Belinda Marriage
Greg Beattie
4,154 0.15 −0.01
Total formal votes 2,723,166 96.60 −1.25
Informal votes 95,831 3.40 +1.25
Turnout 2,818,997 91.65 −2.52
# Senator Party
1 George Brandis   LNP
2 Murray Watt   Labor
3 Pauline Hanson   One Nation
4 Matt Canavan   LNP
5 Anthony Chisholm   Labor
6 James McGrath   LNP
7 Claire Moore   Labor
8 Ian Macdonald   LNP
9 Larissa Waters[g]   Greens
10 Barry O'Sullivan   LNP
11 Chris Ketter   Labor
12 Malcolm Roberts[f]   One Nation

Western Australia[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 105,091
Liberal 1. Mathias Cormann (elected 1)
2. Michaelia Cash (elected 4)
3. Dean Smith (elected 6)
4. Linda Reynolds (elected 8)
5. Chris Back (elected 9)
6. David Johnston
7. Sheridan Ingram
525,930 38.50 +4.44
Labor 1. Sue Lines (elected 2)
2. Glenn Sterle (elected 5)
3. Pat Dodson (elected 7)
4. Louise Pratt (elected 10)
5. Mark Reed
6. Susan Bowers
7. Mia Onorato
386,142 28.26 +6.73
Greens 1. Scott Ludlam (elected 3)[h]
2. Rachel Siewert (elected 12)
3. Jordon Steele-John
4. Samantha Jenkinson
5. Michael Boldock
6. Rai Ismail
143,814 10.53 −5.07
One Nation 1. Rod Culleton (elected 11)[i]
2. Peter Georgiou
3. Ioanna Culleton
54,492 3.99 +3.99
National 1. Kado Muir
2. Nick Fardell
3. Elizabeth Re
34,633 2.54 −0.50
Xenophon 1. Luke Bolton
2. Michael Bovell
29,680 2.17 +2.17
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Andrew Skerritt
2. Ross Williamson
25,375 1.86 +0.83
Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 1. Michael Balderstone
2. James Hurley
25,108 1.84 +1.84
Christians 1. Lindsay Cameron
2. Jacky Young
22,089 1.62 +0.08
Liberty Alliance 1. Debbie Robinson
2. Marion Hercock
15,208 1.11 +1.11
Christian Democrats 1. Mark Imisides
2. Philip Read
13,771 1.01 +1.01
Animal Justice 1. Katrina Love
2. Alicia Sutton
12,702 0.93 +0.28
Liberal Democrats 1. Graeme Klass
2. Connor Whittle
10,775 0.79 −1.03
Justice 1. Nicki Hide
2. Rachael Higgins
10,116 0.74 +0.74
Democratic Labour 1. Fernando Bove
2. Troy Kiernan
9,420 0.69 +0.48
Family First 1. Linda Rose
2. Henry Heng
8,746 0.64 −0.10
Palmer United 1. Dio Wang
2. Jacque Kruger
5,008 0.37 −11.97
Health Australia 1. Samantha Tilbury
2. Sara Fargher
4,786 0.35 +0.35
Renewable Energy 1. Pedro Schwindt
2. Camilla Sundbladh
4,632 0.34 +034
Rise Up Australia 1. Anthony Hardwick
2. Sheila Mundy
3,743 0.27 +0.10
Arts 1. Robert Buratti
2. Robert Taylor
3,037 0.22 +0.22
Australia First 1. Lyn Vickery
2. Brian McRea
3,027 0.22 +0.22
Mature Australia 1. Stuart Donald
2. Patti Bradshaw
2,697 0.20 +0.20
Cyclists 1. Peter Mah
2. Christopher Howard
2,682 0.20 +0.20
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Jean Robinson
2. Judy Sudholz
2,049 0.15 +0.15
Socialist Alliance 1. Kamala Emanuel
2. Seamus Doherty
3. Farida Iqbal
1,990 0.15 +0.09
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Richard Thomas
2. Mark Connolly
1,392 0.10 +0.10
Ungrouped Kai Jones
Tammara Moody
Julie Matheson
Peter Castieau
Susan Hoddinott
Norm Ramsay
3,148 0.23 −0.40
Total formal votes 1,366,182 96.65 −0.85
Informal votes 47,371 3.35 +0.85
Turnout 1,413,553 89.55 +1.05
# Senator Party
1 Mathias Cormann   Liberal
2 Sue Lines   Labor
3 Scott Ludlam[h]   Greens
4 Michaelia Cash   Liberal
5 Glenn Sterle   Labor
6 Dean Smith   Liberal
7 Pat Dodson   Labor
8 Linda Reynolds   Liberal
9 Chris Back   Liberal
10 Louise Pratt   Labor
11 Rod Culleton[i]   One Nation
12 Rachel Siewert   Greens

South Australia[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 81,629
Liberal 1. Simon Birmingham (elected 1)
2. Cory Bernardi (elected 4)
3. Anne Ruston (elected 7)
4. David Fawcett (elected 9)
5. Sean Edwards
6. Kerrynne Liddle
346,423 32.65 +5.20
Labor 1. Penny Wong (elected 2)
2. Don Farrell (elected 5)
3. Alex Gallacher (elected 8)
4. Anne McEwen
5. Michael Allison
6. Bronwyn Gallacher
289,942 27.32 +4.66
Xenophon 1. Nick Xenophon (elected 3)
2. Stirling Griff (elected 6)
3. Skye Kakoschke-Moore (elected 10)[j]
4. Tim Storer
230,866 21.76 −3.12
Greens 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (elected 11)
2. Robert Simms
3. Jody Moate
4. Harriet de Kok
62,345 5.88 −1.21
One Nation 1. Steven Burgess
2. Angelina Nicolis
31,681 2.99 +2.70
Family First 1. Bob Day (elected 12)[k]
2. Lucy Gichuhi
29,187 2.75 −1.01
Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 1. Ryan Parker
2. Margaret Saunders
12,102 1.14 +1.14
Animal Justice 1. Tania Noble
2. Emma Breagan
9,000 0.85 +0.23
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. John Hahn
2. Nick Carter
7,825 0.74 +0.15
Liberal Democrats 1. Roostam Sadri
2. Michael Noack
6,924 0.65 −2.88
Motoring Enthusiasts 1. Nathan Green
2. Judith Kuerschner
5,101 0.48 −0.18
Mature Australia 1. Darryl Bothe
2. Lyndal Denny
4,448 0.42 +0.42
Liberty Alliance 1. Wanda Lee Marsh
2. Andrew Horwood
4,441 0.42 +0.42
Marriage Equality 1. Adrian Tuazon-McCheyne
2. Alex Bond
4,056 0.38 +0.38
Arts 1. Terence Crawford
2. Charles Sanders
3,371 0.32 +0.32
Christian Democrats 1. Matt Attia
2. Joseph Stephen
3,011 0.26 +0.26
Justice 1. Lynn-Marie Grosser
2. Colin Thomas
2,362 0.22 +0.22
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Jessica Knight
2. Kym Buckley
2,289 0.22 −0.09
Cyclists 1. Sundance Bilson-Thompson
2. Angus Harker-Smith
1,668 0.16 +0.16
Progressives 1. Sasha Pazeski-Nikoloski
2. Jaz Priddey
1,161 0.11 +0.11
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Adam Bird
2. Jeff Baker
826 0.08 +0.08
Palmer United 1. Kristian Rees
2. Carlo Filingeri
782 0.07 −2.58
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Alex Kozlow
2. Paul Siebert
500 0.05 +0.05
Ungrouped Ron Waters
Christopher Cochrane
Adam Richards
Mohammad Ali
Dave Saddler
Malcolm Davey
854 0.08 −0.14
Total formal votes 1,061,165 96.67 −0.68
Informal votes 36,545 3.33 +0.68
Turnout 1,097,710 92.79 −1.56
# Senator Party
1 Simon Birmingham   Liberal
2 Penny Wong   Labor
3 Nick Xenophon   NXT
4 Cory Bernardi   Liberal
5 Don Farrell   Labor
6 Stirling Griff   NXT
7 Anne Ruston   Liberal
8 Alex Gallacher   Labor
9 David Fawcett   Liberal
10 Skye Kakoschke-Moore[j]   NXT
11 Sarah Hanson-Young   Greens
12 Bob Day[k]   FFP

Tasmania[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 26,090
Labor 1. Anne Urquhart (elected 2)
2. Helen Polley (elected 6)
3. Carol Brown (elected 8)
4. Catryna Bilyk (elected 11)
5. John Short
6. Lisa Singh (elected 10)[l]
113,935 33.59 +0.76
Liberal 1. Eric Abetz (elected 1)
2. Stephen Parry (elected 5)[m]
3. Jonathon Duniam (elected 7)
4. David Bushby (elected 9)
5. Richard Colbeck
6. John Tucker
110,318 32.53 −4.98
Greens 1. Peter Whish-Wilson (elected 3)
2. Nick McKim (elected 12)
3. Anna Reynolds
37,840 11.16 −0.50
Lambie 1. Jacqui Lambie (elected 4)[n]
2. Steve Martin
3. Rob Waterman
28,146 8.30 +8.30
One Nation 1. Kate McCulloch
2. Natasia Manzi
8,700 2.57 +2.57
Family First 1. Peter Madden
2. Andrew Goelst
3. Nick Cramp
4. Mihi Ngawhare
6,692 1.97 +0.66
Xenophon 1. Michelle Hoult
2. Nicky Cohen
5,128 1.51 +1.51
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Matthew Allen
2. Ricky Midson
4,688 1.38 +0.28
Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 1. Francesca Collins
2. Matt Owen
4,493 1.32 +1.32
Christian Democrats 1. Silvana Nero-Nile
2. Mishka Gora
2,861 0.84 +0.84
Animal Justice 1. Karen Bevis
2. Alison Baker
2,377 0.70 +0.70
Recreational Fishers 1. Kevin Harkins
2. Carmen Evans
2,376 0.70 +0.70
Palmer United 1. Kevin Morgan
2. Justin Stringer
3. Quentin Von Stieglitz
2,363 0.70 −5.88
Liberal Democrats 1. Clinton Mead
2. Ian Alston
1,662 0.49 −1.83
Justice 1. Suzanne Cass
2. Daniel Baker
1,473 0.43 +0.43
Renewable Energy 1. Rob Manson
2. Sharon Joyce
1,340 0.40 +0.40
Science 1. Hans Willink
2. Jin-oh Choi
1,306 0.39 +0.39
Liberty Alliance 1. Tony Robinson
2. Susan Horwood
1,112 0.33 +0.33
VOTEFLUX.ORG 1. Adam Poulton
2. Max Kaye
946 0.28 +0.28
Arts 1. Scott O'Hara
2. JoAnne Volta
728 0.21 +0.21
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Meg Thornton
2. Steve Kucina
177 0.05 +0.05
Ungrouped David Crawford
Kaye Marskell
Richard Temby
Grant Russell
George Lane
498 0.15 +0.05
Total formal votes 339,159 96.52 −1.02
Informal votes 12,221 3.48 +1.02
Turnout 351,380 94.06 −1.02
# Senator Party
1 Eric Abetz   Liberal
2 Anne Urquhart   Labor
3 Peter Whish-Wilson   Greens
4 Jacqui Lambie[n]   Lambie
5 Stephen Parry[m]   Liberal
6 Helen Polley   Labor
7 Jonathon Duniam   Liberal
8 Carol Brown   Labor
9 David Bushby   Liberal
10 Lisa Singh   Labor
11 Catryna Bilyk   Labor
12 Nick McKim   Greens

Territories[edit]

Australian Capital Territory[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 84,923
Labor 1. Katy Gallagher (elected 1)
2. David Smith
96,667 37.94 +3.50
Liberal 1. Zed Seselja (elected 2)
2. Jane Hiatt
84,615 33.21 +0.13
Greens 1. Christina Hobbs
2. Sue Wareham
41,006 16.10 −3.17
Sex Party 1. Steven Bailey
2. Robbie Swan
10,096 3.96 +0.47
Liberal Democrats 1. Matt Donnelly
2. Cawley Hennings
7,460 2.93 +2.93
Animal Justice 1. Deborah Field
2. Jessica Montagne
4,251 1.67 +0.46
Christian Democrats 1. David Kim
2. Elizabeth Tadros
3,087 1.21 +1.21
Sustainable Australia 1. John Haydon
2. Martin Tye
2,678 1.05 +0.67
Rise Up Australia 1. Sandie O'Connor
2. Jess Wyatt
2,523 0.99 +0.43
Secular 1. David Edwards
2. Denis Mihaljevic
1,378 0.54 +0.54
Ungrouped Michael Hay
Anthony Hanson
1,006 0.39 +0.18
Total formal votes 254,767 97.79 −0.23
Informal votes 5,754 2.21 +0.23
Turnout 260,521 92.34 −2.53
# Senator Party
1 Katy Gallagher   Labor
2 Zed Seselja   Liberal

Northern Territory[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 34,010
Labor 1. Malarndirri McCarthy (elected 1)
2. Pat Honan
38,197 37.44 +4.69
Country Liberal 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 2)
2. Jenni Lillis
37,156 36.42 −4.92
Greens 1. Michael Connard
2. Kathy Bannister
11,003 10.78 +2.11
Rise Up Australia 1. Jan Pile
2. Jimmy Gimini
6,768 6.63 +5.69
Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket 1. Andrew Kavasilas
2. Timothy Jones
4,956 4.86 +4.86
Christian Democrats 1. Carol Ordish
2. John Ordish
1,660 1.63 +1.63
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Trudy Campbell
2. Ian Barry
1,255 1.23 +0.93
Ungrouped TS Lee
Tristan Marshall
Maurie Japarta Ryan
Marney MacDonald
Greg Strettles
1,032 1.01 +1.01
Total formal votes 102,027 96.67 −0.66
Informal votes 3,512 3.33 +0.66
Turnout 105,539 79.34 −3.03
# Senator Party
1 Malarndirri McCarthy   Labor
2 Nigel Scullion   CLP

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Brandis was the Leader of the Government in the Senate, whereas the leader of the Coalition in the Australian House of Representatives was Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
  2. ^ Wong was the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, whereas the leader of the Labor Party in the Australian House of Representatives was Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
  3. ^ 3 LNP Senators sit in the Liberal party room and 2 in the National party room
  4. ^ Sits in National party room
  5. ^ a b Nash was declared to be ineligible by the Court of Disputed Returns because she was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom.[18] A special recount resulted in Jim Molan being declared to have been elected.
  6. ^ a b Roberts was declared to be ineligible by the Court of Disputed Returns because he was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom.[18] A special recount determined that Fraser Anning was elected instead.
  7. ^ a b Waters resigned on 18 July 2017 because she was a dual citizen of Canada. The Court of Disputed Returns declared she was ineligible to be elected.[18] A special recount declared Andrew Bartlett had been elected instead.
  8. ^ a b Ludlam resigned on 14 July 2017 because he was a dual citizen of New Zealand. The Court of Disputed Returns declared he was ineligible to be elected.[18] A special recount led to Steele-John being declared to have been elected instead.
  9. ^ a b Culleton was found ineligible by the Court of Disputed Returns.[19] A special recount led to Georgiou being declared to have been elected on 10 March 2017.[20]
  10. ^ a b Kakoschke-Moore resigned on 22 November 2017 after learning she was a British citizen by descent. The Court of Disputed Returns declared she had been ineligible to be elected on 13 February 2018.[21] A special recount determined that Tim Storer was elected instead.
  11. ^ a b Day was found ineligible by the Court of Disputed Returns.[22] A special recount led to Gichuhi being declared to have been elected on 19 April 2017.[23]
  12. ^ In 2016, Lisa Singh was demoted to sixth position on the Labor Party's Tasmanian Senate ticket behind Senator Catryna Bilyk and union secretary John Short.[24] A quota in Tasmania was 26,090 votes with Singh receiving 20,741 below-the-line votes: enough to overturn the party’s ticket order. She was the 10th senator elected for Tasmania, ahead of Catryna Bilyk (elected 11th), with John Short missing out.[25]
  13. ^ a b Parry resigned on 1 November 2017 because he was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom.[26] A special recount determined that Colbeck was elected instead.
  14. ^ a b Lambie resigned on 14 November 2017 because she was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom. The Court of Disputed Returns declared she had been ineligible to be elected on 9 February 2018. A special recount determined that Martin was elected instead.

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  5. ^ a b "Division of the Senate following simultaneous general elections". Odgers' Australian Senate Practice (14th ed.). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform (13 September 1983). "First report - electoral reform" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. pp. 66–7.
  7. ^ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) s 282 Re-count of Senate votes to determine order of election in other circumstances.
  8. ^ Green, A (25 April 2016). "How long and short terms are allocated after a double dissolution". ABC.net.au.
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  10. ^ "Election 2016: Pauline Hanson secures six-year Senate term, Derryn Hinch has three years until re-election". ABC News. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years - The Guardian 12 August 2016
  12. ^ ALP-LNP deal to force senators back to poll in three years: The Australian 13 August 2016
  13. ^ Coalition and Labor team up to clear out crossbench senators in 2019: SMH 12 August 2016
  14. ^ "Coalition flags first elected Senate plan: Sky News 12 August 2016". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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  18. ^ a b c d Re Canavan [2017] HCA 45 (27 October 2017) "Judgment summary" (PDF). High Court. 27 October 2017.
  19. ^ Re Culleton (No 2) [2017] HCA 4. "Judgment summary" (PDF). High Court. 3 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Senator Peter Georgiou". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  21. ^ Byrne, Elizabeth; Doran, Matthew (13 February 2018). "High Court rules former NXT senator cannot replace herself, Tim Storer likely to win recount". ABC News. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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