AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004
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Source: Australian Electoral Commission

THE SENATE 
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Enrolled voters:                 13,038,764
Votes counted:                   12,420,019   95.3
Informal votes:                     466,370   03.7  -00.1
Formal votes:                    11,954,433   96.3  +00.1
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Party                            Votes        %     Change    Seats     2001    Total
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Liberal National coalition        5,390,114   45.0  +03.2      21   +   18   =  39   +4
Australian Labor Party            4,186,715   35.0  +00.8      16   +   12   =  28   -1
Australian Greens                   916,431   07.7  +02.8       2   +    2   =   4   +2
Australian Democrats                250,373   02.1  -05.1       -   +    4   =   4   -4
Family First                        210,567   01.8              1   +    -   =   1   +1 
One Nation                          206,455   01.7  -03.7       -        -       -   -1
Christian Democrats                 140,674   01.2              -        -       -
Others                              659,141   05.5              -        -       -   -1
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Total                            11,953,649                    40   +   36   =  76
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This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election, plus the seats
won in 2001, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate.