2016 Australian Senate election

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.

2016 Australian federal election
(Senate)

← 2013 2 July 2016 2019 →
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 3 1 1 Popular vote 4,868,246 4,123,084 1,197,657 Percentage 35.18% 29.79% 8.65% Swing 2.52% 0.16% 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 4 2 Popular vote 593,013 456,369 298,915 Percentage 4.29% 3.30% 2.16% Swing 3.76% 1.37% 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 1 1 Popular vote 266,607 69,074 Percentage 1.93% 0.50% Swing 1.93% 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 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

See also: Stalled reform on allocation of terms

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

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	3
		Liberal/National joint ticket	2,769,426	20.01	−1.16	10
		Liberal	1,066,579	7.71	+0.77	14	2
		Liberal National	960,467	6.94	−1.16	5	1
		Country Liberal	37,156	0.27	−0.05	1
		National (WA)	34,618	0.25	−0.06	0
	Labor		4,123,084	29.79	+0.16	26	1
	Greens		1,197,657	8.65	−0.58	9	1
	One Nation		593,013	4.29	+3.76	4	4
	Xenophon Team		456,369	3.30	+1.37	3	2
	Liberal Democrats		298,915	2.16	–1.59	1
	Justice		266,607	1.93	+1.93	1	1
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers		192,923	1.39	+0.44
	Family First		191,112	1.38	+0.26	1
	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	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	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	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	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

See also: Members of the Australian Senate, 2016–2019

New South Wales

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

Senate ballot paper used in Victoria for 2016.

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

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

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

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

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

Australian Capital Territory

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

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

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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