AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ======================================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission THE SENATE ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 14,088,260 Votes counted: 10,494,086 74.5 Informal votes: 508,456 04.8 +02.2 Formal votes: 9,985,640 95.2 -02.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 3,848,128 38.5 -01.4 18 + 16 = 34 -3 Australian Labor Party 3,571,251 35.8 -04.5 15 + 16 = 31 -1 Australian Greens 1,291,240 12.9 +03.9 6 + 3 = 9 +4 Family First 212,661 02.1 +00.5 - + - = - -1 Australian Sex Party 198,109 02.0 - + - = - Shooters and Fishers 163,631 01.6 - + - = - Liberal Democrats 154,448 01.5 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 103,141 01.0 +00.1 1 + - = 1 +1 Christian Democratic Party 99,381 01.0 +00.1 - + - = - Australian Democrats 62,385 00.6 -00.7 - + - = - Others 1,444,395 14.1 - + 1 = 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,985,640 40 + 36 = 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This table shows the number of seats won by each party at this election according to the current counting, plus the seats won in 2007, to give the total number of seats held by each party in the new Senate. VOTING BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Quota for election: 593,218) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,611,228 Votes counted: 4,333,267 94.0 Informal votes: 180,743 04.2 +02.0 Formal votes: 4,152,524 95.8 -02.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 1,617,418 38.5 -00.8 2.7265 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Labor Party 1,517,382 36.5 -05.6 2.5579 2 + 3 = 5 Australian Greens 443,913 10.7 +02.3 0.7483 1 + - = 1 Shooters and Fishers 96,638 02.3 +01.2 0.1629 - + - = - Liberal Democrats 95,752 02.3 0.1614 - + - = - Christian Democratic Party 80,376 01.9 -00.1 0.1355 - + - = - Australian Sex Party 73,553 01.8 0.1240 - + - = - Family First 39,123 00.9 +00.3 0.0660 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 30,939 00.8 -00.5 0.0522 - + - = - Australian Democrats 28,398 00.7 -00.2 0.0479 - + - = - Others 129,032 03.1 0.2175 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,152,524 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from Labor. Senators elected: John Faulkner (ALP), Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib), Bill Heffernan (Lib), Fiona Nash (Nat), Lee Rhiannon (Greens), Matt Thistlethwaite (ALP). VICTORIA (Quota for election: 459,822) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,562,802 Votes counted: 3,350,670 94.1 Informal votes: 131,919 03.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 3,218,751 96.1 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,215,213 37.3 -04.4 2.6091 2 + 3 = 5 Liberal National coalition 1,107,522 34.4 -05.1 2.4086 2 + 3 = 5 Australian Greens 471,317 14.6 +04.5 1.0250 1 + - = 1 Family First 85,058 02.6 +00.1 0.1850 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 75,145 02.3 +01.3 0.1634 1 + - = 1 Australian Sex Party 72,899 02.3 0.1585 - + - = - Liberal Democrats 59,116 01.8 0.1286 - + - = - Shooters and Fishers 44,639 01.4 +00.7 0.0971 - + - = - Australian Democrats 15,858 00.5 -01.2 0.0345 - + - = - Christian Democratic Party 12,330 00.4 +00.2 0.0268 - + - = - Others 59,654 01.9 0.1297 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,218,751 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from the Liberals and the Democratic Labor Party gained a seat from Family First. Senators elected: Kim Carr (ALP), Stephen Conroy (ALP), Richard Di Natale (Greens), Bridget McKenzie (Nat), John Madigan (DLP), Michael Ronaldson (Lib). QUEENSLAND (Quota for election: 350,074) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,719,746 Votes counted: 2,539,272 93.4 Informal votes: 88,761 03.5 +01.2 Formal votes: 2,450,511 96.5 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National Party 1,015,062 41.4 +01.0 2.8996 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Labor Party 720,182 29.4 -09.8 2.0572 2 + 3 = 5 Australian Greens 312,804 12.8 +05.5 0.8935 1 + - = 1 Family First 83,786 03.4 +01.2 0.2393 - + - = - Australian Sex Party 63,586 02.6 0.1816 - + - = - Liberal Democrats 55,222 02.3 0.1577 - + - = - Fishing and Lifestyle Party 48,547 02.0 +01.2 0.1387 - + - = - Shooters and Fishers 42,669 01.7 +01.2 0.1219 - + - = - Australian Democrats 19,019 00.8 -01.1 0.0543 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 11,186 00.5 +00.2 0.0320 - + - = - Christian Democratic Party 10,449 00.4 +00.1 0.0298 - + - = - Others 67,999 02.8 0.1942 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,450,511 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from the Liberals. Senators elected: George Brandis (Lib), Barnaby Joyce (Nat), Joe Ludwig (ALP), Jan McLucas (ALP), Brett Mason (Lib), Larissa Waters (Greens). WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Quota for election: 176,318) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,362,177 Votes counted: 1,274,709 93.6 Informal votes: 40,490 03.2 +00.8 Formal votes: 1,234,219 96.8 -00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal National coalition 572,917 46.4 -01.3 3.2493 3 + 3 = 6 Australian Labor Party 366,580 29.7 -06.3 2.0791 2 + 2 = 4 Australian Greens 172,327 14.0 +04.6 0.9774 1 + 1 = 2 Australian Sex Party 27,795 02.3 0.1576 - + - = - Christian Democratic Party 22,206 01.8 00.0 0.1259 - + - = - Family First 14,254 01.2 +00.3 0.0808 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 9,346 00.8 -00.2 0.0530 - + - = - Shooters and Fishers 7,459 00.6 0.0423 - + - = - Australian Democrats 4,730 00.4 -00.7 0.0268 - + - = - Others 36,605 03.0 0.2076 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,234,219 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators elected: Judith Adams (Lib), Kim Back (Lib), Mathias Cormann (Lib), Chris Evans (ALP), Rachel Siewert (Greens), Glen Sterle (ALP). SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Quota for election: 144,266) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,105,076 Votes counted: 1,042,071 94.3 Informal votes: 32,493 03.1 +00.7 Formal votes: 1,009,578 96.9 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 386,577 38.3 +02.7 2.6804 2 + 2 = 4 Liberal Party 376,532 37.3 +01.7 2.6107 3 + 2 = 5 Australian Greens 134,287 13.3 +06.8 0.9311 1 + 1 = 2 Family First 41,227 04.1 +01.2 0.2858 - + - = - Australian Sex Party 16,820 01.7 0.1166 - + - = - Shooters and Fishers 11,425 01.1 +00.7 0.0792 - + - = - Australian Democrats 6,975 00.7 -00.2 0.0484 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 6,811 00.7 -00.2 0.0472 - + - = - Liberal Democrats 5,584 00.6 0.0387 - + - = - Christian Democratic Party 2,533 00.3 +00.1 0.0176 - + - = - Others 20,807 02.1 0.1442 - + 1 = 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,009,578 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Greens gained a seat from Labor. Senators elected: Sean Edwards (Lib), David Fawcett (Lib), Mary Jo Fisher (Lib), Alex Gallacher (ALP), Anne McEwen (ALP), Penny Wright (Greens). TASMANIA (Quota for election: 47,242) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 358,567 Votes counted: 341,738 95.3 Informal votes: 11,047 03.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 330,691 96.8 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats 2007 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 136,908 41.4 +01.3 2.8980 3 + 3 = 6 Liberal Party 109,023 33.0 -04.4 2.3078 2 + 2 = 4 Australian Greens 67,016 20.3 +02.2 1.4186 1 + 1 = 2 Shooters and Fishers 6,649 02.0 0.1407 - + - = - Family First 4,045 01.2 -00.8 0.0856 - + - = - Democratic Labor Party 1,560 00.5 -00.1 0.0330 - + - = - Australian Democrats 1,608 00.5 0.0340 - + - = - Others 3,882 01.2 0.0822 - + - = - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 330,691 6 + 6 = 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor gained a seat from the Liberals. Senators elected: Eric Abetz (Lib), Christine Milne (Greens), Stephen Parry (Lib), Helen Polley (ALP), Lisa Singh (ALP), Anne Urquhart (ALP). AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (Quota for election: 76,425) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 247,659 Votes counted: 235,271 95.0 Informal votes: 5,999 02.6 +00.9 Formal votes: 229,272 97.4 -00.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 93,639 40.8 -00.1 1.2252 1 Liberal Party 76,463 33.4 -00.8 1.0005 1 Australian Greens 52,546 22.9 +01.4 0.6875 - Australian Democrats 4,057 01.8 00.0 0.0531 - Others 2,567 01.1 0.0336 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 229,272 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators elected: Kate Lundy (ALP), Gary Humphries (Lib). NORTHERN TERRITORY (Quota for election: 32,230) ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 121,005 Votes counted: 100,395 83.0 Informal votes: 3,708 03.7 +01.8 Formal votes: 96,687 96.3 -01.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Quotas Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 39,268 40.6 +00.6 1.2184 1 Australian Labor Party 33,253 34.4 -12.5 1.0317 1 Australian Greens 13,105 13.6 +04.8 0.4066 - Australian Sex Party 4,930 05.1 0.1530 - Shooters and Fishers 4,640 04.8 0.1440 - Australian Democrats 170 00.2 -01.7 0.0187 - Others 1,321 01.4 0.0410 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,687 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators elected: Trish Crossan (ALP), Nigel Scullion (Nat).