Of the Senate’s 76 seats, 40 were decided in the 3 May election. Photo: DPS AUSPIC.
The Australian Senate line-up for the 48th Parliament has been finalised by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
A total of 40 Senate seats were up for grabs at the 3 May election, while the remaining 36 will be decided at the next federal election.
The two Senate seats each from the ACT and the NT are fixed and tied to the three-year terms of the government, whereas the states have 12 senators serving staggered six-year terms, with two rotations of six senators who face election every three years.
Those senators elected or re-elected in 2025 last faced election in 2019, while those who were elected in 2022 will face election again in 2028.
In the ACT, independent David Pocock and Labor stalwart Katy Gallagher were re-elected as expected.
Similarly in the NT, Labor’s Malarndirri McCarthy and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the Country Liberal Party (CLP) were re-elected, although Senator Price has since moved to the federal Liberal Party.
In NSW, Labor’s Tony Sheldon, Andrew Bragg from the Liberals, Tim Ayres from Labor, the Liberals’ Jessica Collins, Mehreen Faruqi from the Greens, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation candidate Warwick Stacey were all elected or re-elected.
The continuing senators for NSW are Labor’s Jenny McAllister and Deborah O’Neill, the Nationals’ Ross Cadell, Maria Kovacic and Dave Sharma from the Liberal Party, and the Greens’ David Shoebridge.
In Victoria, Labor’s Raffaele Ciccone, Liberal James Paterson, Jess Walsh from Labor, Jane Hume from the Liberals, the Greens’ Steph Hodgins-May and Labor’s Michelle Ananda-Rajah were all elected or re-elected.
The continuing senators for Victoria are Labor’s Lisa Darmanin and Jana Stewart, Sarah Henderson from the Liberals, the Nationals’ Bridget McKenzie, independent Lidia Thorpe, and Ralph Babet from the United Australia Party.
In Queensland, the Liberal National Party’s (LNP) Paul Scarr, Labor’s Nita Green, Susan McDonald from the LNP, Corinne Mulholland from Labor, new Greens leader Larissa Waters, and One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts were elected or re-elected.
The continuing senators for Queensland are Labor’s Anthony Chisholm and Murray Watt, Matt Canavan and James McGrath from the LNP, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, and the Greens’ Penny Allman-Payne.
In Western Australia, Labor’s Ellie Whiteaker, Liberal Slade Brockman, Varun Ghosh from Labor, the Greens’ Jordon Steele-John, the Liberals’ Matt O’Sullivan and One Nation’s Tyron Whitten were elected or returned.
The continuing senators for WA are Labor’s Sue Lines and Glenn Sterle, Michaelia Cash and Dean Smith from the Liberals, the Greens’ Dorinda Cox (who subsequently announced on 2 June she was defecting to Labor) and former Labor and now independent Senator Fatima Payman.
In South Australia, Marielle Smith from Labor, Liberal Alex Antic, Labor’s Karen Grogan, Anne Ruston from the Liberal Party, the Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young and newcomer Charlotte Walker from Labor were all returned or elected.
The continuing senators for SA are Leah Blyth, Kerrynne Liddle and Andrew McLachlan from the Liberal Party, Labor’s Don Farrell and Penny Wong, and Barbara Pocock from the Greens.
And in Tasmania, Labor’s Carol Brown, Claire Chandler from the Liberals, the Greens’ Nick McKim, Labor’s Richard Dowling, Jacqui Lambie, and the Liberals’ Richard Mansell Colbeck were all elected or re-elected.
The continuing senators for Tasmania are Labor’s Helen Polley and a second Labor seat that is currently vacant, the Liberals’ Wendy Askew and Jonathon Duniam, Peter Whish-Wilson from the Greens and independent Tammy Tyrrell.
In total, the Senate’s composition will be Labor with 29 seats (30 with Senator Cox’s move), the Coalition with 27 (comprising 23 Liberals and four Nationals), the Greens with 10 seats (9), One Nation with four seats, Jacqui Lambie Network with one seat, the United Australia Party with one seat, and four independents.
Original Article published by Andrew McLaughlin on PS News.
