AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ======================================================================================== Final figures NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 13,645,073 Votes counted: 12,987,814 95.2 Informal votes: 331,009 02.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 12,656,805 97.4 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 5,101,200 40.3 +05.3 18 + 14 = 32 +4 Liberal National coalition 5,055,095 39.9 -05.1 18 + 19 = 37 -2 Australian Greens 1,144,751 09.0 +01.4 3 + 2 = 5 +1 Family First 204,788 01.6 -00.1 - + 1 = 1 Australian Democrats 162,975 01.3 -00.8 - + - = - -4 Pauline's United Australia 141,268 01.1 - + - = - Christian Democrats 118,614 00.9 -00.2 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 115,966 00.9 +00.4 - + - = - Others 612,148 04.8 1 + - = 1 +1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,656,805 40 + 36 = 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election, plus the seats won in 2004, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate. VOTING BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Quota for election: 599,034) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,495,336 Votes counted: 4,289,444 95.4 Informal votes: 96,210 02.2 -01.2 Formal votes: 4,193,234 97.8 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,764,040 42.1 +05.7 2.9448 3 + 3 = 6 Liberal National coalition 1,649,014 39.3 -04.8 2.7528 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Greens 353,286 08.4 +01.1 0.5898 - + - = - Christian Democrats 82,560 02.0 -00.6 0.1378 - + - = - Australian Democrats 37,193 00.9 -01.3 0.0621 - + - = - Family First 25,321 00.6 00.0 0.0423 - + - = - Others 281,820 06.7 0.4705 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,193,234 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor gained a seat from the Greens. Senators elected: Mark Arbib (ALP), Helen Coonan (Lib), Doug Cameron (ALP), John Williams (Nat), Ursula Stephens (ALP), Marise Payne (Lib). VICTORIA (Quota for election: 454,628) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,442,096 Votes counted: 3,290,219 95.6 Informal votes: 107,850 03.3 -01.9 Formal votes: 3,182,369 96.7 +01.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,327,076 41.7 +05.6 2.9191 3 + 2 = 5 Liberal National coalition 1,257,149 39.5 -04.6 2.7652 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Greens 320,759 10.1 +01.3 0.7055 - + - = - Family First 80,100 02.5 +00.6 0.1762 - + 1 = 1 Australian Democrats 52,596 01.7 -00.2 0.1157 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 32,930 01.0 -01.0 0.0724 - + - = - Others 111,759 03.5 0.2458 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,182,369 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor gained a seat from the Democrats. Senators elected: Jacinta Collins (ALP), Mitch Fifield (Lib), Gavin Marshall (ALP), Helen Kroger (Lib), David Feeney (ALP), Scott Ryan (Lib). QUEENSLAND (Quota for election: 345,559) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,612,300 Votes counted: 2,476,819 94.8 Informal votes: 57,912 02.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 2,418,907 97.7 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 977,316 40.4 -04.5 2.8282 3 + 4 = 7 Australian Labor Party 948,145 39.2 +07.6 2.7438 3 + 2 = 5 Australian Greens 177,063 07.3 +01.9 0.5124 - + - = - Pauline's Unite Australia 101,461 04.2 -00.5 0.2936 - + - = - Family First 53,249 02.2 -01.2 0.1541 - + - = - Australian Democrats 45,584 01.9 -00.3 0.1319 - + - = - Others 116,089 04.8 0.3359 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,418,907 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor gained a seat from the Democrats. Senators elected: Ian Macdonald (Lib), John Hogg (ALP), Sue Boyce (Lib), Claire Moore (ALP), Ron Boswell (Nat), Mark Furner (ALP). WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Quota for election: 171,822) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,312,942 Votes counted: 1,232,547 93.9 Informal votes: 29,797 02.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 1,202,750 97.6 +01.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 573,233 47.7 -01.6 3.3362 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Labor Party 433,046 36.0 +03.5 2.5203 2 + 2 = 4 Australian Greens 111,813 09.3 +01.2 0.6507 1 + 1 = 2 Christian Democratics 21,179 01.8 -00.1 0.1233 - + - = - Australian Democrats 12,604 01.1 -01.0 0.0734 - + - = - Family First 10,341 00.9 00.0 0.0602 - + - = - Others 40,534 03.4 0.2359 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,202,750 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from the Democrats. Senators elected: David Johnston (Lib), Louise Pratt (ALP), Alan Eggleston (Lib), Mark Bishop (ALP), Michaelia Cash (Lib), Scott Ludlum (Greens). SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Quota for election: 143,830) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,075,968 Votes counted: 1,031,320 95.9 Informal votes: 24,511 02.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 1,006,809 97.6 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 358,869 35.6 -12.2 2.4951 2 + 3 = 5 Australian Labor Party 358,615 35.6 +00.1 2.4933 2 + 3 = 5 Xenophon group 148,789 14.8 1.0345 1 + - = 1 Australian Greens 65,322 06.5 -00.1 0.4542 1 + - = 1 Family First 29,114 02.9 -01.1 0.2024 - + - = - Australian Democrats 8,908 00.9 -01.5 0.0619 - + - = - Others 37,192 03.7 0.2586 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,006,809 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from the Democrats, and the Xenophon group gained a seat from the Liberals. Senators elected: Don Farrell (ALP), Cory Bernardi (Lib), Nick Xenophon (Ind), Penny Wong (ALP), Simon Birmingham (Lib), Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens). TASMANIA (Quota for election: 46,693) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 349,788 Votes counted: 335,676 96.0 Informal votes: 8,830 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 326,836 97.4 +00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2004 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 131,055 40.1 +06.6 2.8067 3 + 2 = 5 Liberal National coalition 122,203 37.4 -08.7 2.6172 2 + 3 = 5 Australian Greens 59,254 18.1 +04.8 1.2690 1 + 1 = 2 Family First 6,663 02.0 -00.3 0.1427 - + - = - Others 7,671 02.3 0.1642 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 326,846 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor gained a seat from the Liberals. Senators elected: Nick Sherry (ALP), Richard Colbeck (Lib), Bob Brown (Greens), Carol Brown (ALP), David Bushby (Lib), Catryna Bilyk (ALP). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (Quota for election: 75,108) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 238,742 Votes counted: 229,226 96.0 Informal votes: 3,905 01.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 225,321 98.3 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 92,018 40.9 -00.3 1.2251 1 Liberal National coalition 77,058 34.2 -03.7 1.0260 1 Australian Greens 48,384 21.5 +05.1 0.6442 - Australian Democrats 4,141 01.8 -00.3 0.0551 - Others 3,720 01.6 0.0495 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 225,321 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators elected: Kate Lundy (ALP), Gary Humphries (Lib). NORTHERN TERRITORY (Quota for election: 33,524) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 117,901 Votes counted: 102,563 87.0 Informal votes: 1,994 01.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 100,569 98.1 +01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 47,205 46.9 +05.6 1.4081 1 Liberal National coalition 40,253 40.0 -05.4 1.2007 1 Australian Greens 8,870 08.8 +01.2 0.2646 - Australian Democrats 1,949 01.9 -02.8 0.0581 - Others 2,292 02.3 0.0684 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,569 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators elected: Trish Crossan (ALP), Nigel Scullion (Nat).