In 2001 the Liberal-National coalition won three seats: Senator Richard Alston (Liberal), Senator Rod Kemp (Liberal), and Senator Kay Patterson (Liberal). Labor won two seats: Senator Robert Ray and Senator Gavin Marshall. The Australian Democrats leader, Senator Lyn Allison, won the sixth spot. Alston resigned in 2004 and was replaced by Senator Mitch Fifield (Liberal). These Senators face re-election in 2007. Senators Kemp, Patterson and Ray are retiring. The Liberal ticket will be Senator Fifield, Liberal State President Helen Kroger and State Vice-President Scott Ryan. The Labor ticket will be former Senator Jacinta Collins, Senator Marshall and former Victorian State Secretary David Feeney. The lead Greens candidate will be Dr Richard di Natale. The lead Family First candidate is Gary Plumridge. The Nationals candidate is Simon Swayn, but it is unlikely that the Nationals can elect a Senator outside a joint ticket. The One Nation candidate is Nick Steel. The Socialist Alliance candidate is Margarita Windisch.

In 2004, the Coalition won three seats and Labor won two seats. The final seat went to the Family First candidate, who received preferences from the Coalition, Democrats and Labor ahead of the Greens. The Coalition polled 45.8% of the vote (3.1 quotas), Labor polled 37.9% of the vote (2.5 quotas), the Greens polled 8.7% (0.6 quotas), the Democrats polled 1.9% (0.1 quotas) and Family First polled 1.8% (0.1 quotas). If the 2004 voting pattern is repeated, and if preferences were allocated as they were in 2004, Allison would lose her seat to Family First. It seems, unlikely, however, that this will occur. It seems certain that Allison will be defeated, but her seat will go either to the third Labor candidate or to the Green candidate. If Labor's primary vote rises to over 40%, it will probably win three seats.

Victorian Senate Candidates Group A: Climate Change Coalition Ainslie Howard Sashikala Rozairo Group B: One Nation Nick Steel Daniel Shore Nick Steel Group C: Australian Democrats Lyn Allison * Greg Chipp Jo McCubbin Lyn Allison Group D: What Women Want Madeleine Love Robyn Thompson Madeleine Love Group E: Senator On-Line Robert Rose Jenny Barrett Robert Rose Group F: Australian Labor Party Jacinta Collins Gavin Marshall * David Feeney Marg Lewis Jacinta Collins Gavin Marshall David Feeney Group G: Australian Shooters Party Brett Parker Matt Graham Group H: Liberal Party / The Nationals Mitch Fifield (Liberal) * Helen Kroger (Liberal) Scott Ryan (Liberal) Simon Swayn (Nationals) Mitch Fifield Helen Kroger Scott Ryan Group I Dr Joseph Toscano Jude Pierce Group J: Socialist Equality Party Peter Byrne Tania Baptist Peter Byrne Group K: Family First Gary Plumridge Miriam Rawson Monique Podbury Chris Willis Clare Heath Ann Bown Seeley Gary Plumridge Group L: Liberty and Democracy Party Steve Clancy Geoff Saw Steve Clancy Group M: Conservatives for Climate and Environment Steve Raskovy AM Viesha Lewand Steve Raskovy Group N: Democratic Labor Party John Mulholland Gerry Flood Pat La Manna Teresa Evelyn-Liardet Ken Wells Paul Crea John Mulholland Group O: Christian Democratic Party Ewan McDonald Dallas Clarnette Ewan McDonald Group P John Perkins Andrew Conway Group Q: Citizens Electoral Council Rachel Affleck Katherine Isherwood Group R: Non-Custodial Parents Party Brendan Hall John Zabaneh Group S: Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch Jeremy Smith Margarita Windisch Group T Joseph Kaliniy Koulla Mesaritis Group U: Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale Jenny O'Connor Alexandra Bhathal Jim Reiher Hoa Pham Emma Henley Richard di Natale Group V Tony Klein Amanda Klein Group W: Carers Alliance Junelle Rhodes Peter Gibilisco Patricia Karadimos Junelle Rhodes Ungrouped Norman Walker Darryl O'Bryan Llewellyn Groves (One Nation WA) Tejay Sener

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Senators serving until 2011

Kim Carr (Labor)

Stephen Conroy (Labor)

Steve Fielding (Family First)

Julian McGauran (Liberal)

Michael Ronaldson (Liberal)

Judith Troeth (Liberal)

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