In 2001 the Liberal Party won two seats: Senator Ian Macdonald and Senator John Herron. The Nationals won one seat: Senator Ron Boswell. Labor won two seats: Senator John Hogg and Senator Claire Moore. The Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett, won the sixth spot. Herron resigned in 2002 and was replaced by Senator Santo Santoro, who was forced to resign in April 2007 following revelations of undisclosed share trading. The Liberal Party chose businesswoman Sue Boyce to succeed him. In August the Liberas and Nationals agreed on a joint Senate ticket, the first in Queensland since 1977, with Boswell in third position behind Macdonald and Boyce. The fourth Coalition candidate will be Liberal Mark Powell. The Labor ticket will be Senator Hogg, Senator Moore, and Mark Furner of the National Union of Workers. Senator Bartlett will be standing again. The lead Greens candidate is Larissa Waters. The lead Family First candidate is Jeff Buchanan. The former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is also running, but is unlikely to get more than the 4% she got in 2004. The One Nation candidate is Ian Nelson. Phil Johnson is running for the Climate Change Coalition. The Socialist Alliance candidate is Sam Watson. A former National, James Baker, is running as an independent.

In 2004, the Liberals won three seats and the Nationals one, while Labor won two seats. As expected, the Nationals' Barnaby Joyce defeated the One Nation Senator Len Harris, but it was the Liberals' unexpected success in taking Democrat Senator John Cherry's seat that gave the Coalition government a majority in the Senate. The Liberals polled 38.3% of the vote (2.6 quotas) and the Nationals polled 7.8% (0.5 quotas). Labor polled 31.6% of the vote (2.2 quotas), the Greens polled 5.3% (0.4 quotas) and the Democrats polled 2.2% (0.2 quotas). It seems certain that Bartlett will be defeated. His seat could go to the third Labor candidate or the Green candidate. If there any swing to Labor, the Coalition will not be able to repeat its feat of 2004 in winning four seats. Queensland is the Greens' weakest state, and they will need either to increase their primary vote substantially or gain preferences from the Liberals to win a seat. If the Labor primary vote approaches 40%, Labor can win the final seat on Green preferences. The most likely result on present indications is Labor three, Liberals two, Nationals one.

Queensland Senate Candidates Group A: What Women Want Anne Bousfield Sonya Beute Anne Bousfield Group B: Liberty and Democracy John Humphreys Joseph Clark John Humphreys Group C: Climate Change Coalition Phil Johnson Steve Posselt Phil Johnson Group D: Carers Felicity Maddison Robert Gow Felicity Maddison Group E: Senator On-Line Ben Peake Sharon Bateson Ben Peake Group F: Socialist Alliance Sam Watson Amelia Taylor Sam Watson Group G: The Fishing Party Bob Smith Elizabeth Stocker Group H: Family First Jeff Buchanan Beryl Spencer Merlin Manners Cathy Eaton Shaun Hart Elizabeth Benson-Stott Jeff Buchanan Group I: Australian Democrats Andrew Bartlett * Sharon Neill Andrew Bartlett Group J: Liberal Party / The Nationals Ian Macdonald (Liberal) * Sue Boyce (Liberal) * Ron Boswell (The Nationals) * Mark Powell (Liberal) David Goodwin (The Nationals) Scott Buchholz (The Nationals) Ian Macdonald Sue Boyce Ron Boswell Group K Richard Hackett-Jones John Rivett Group L: The Australian Shooters Party Paul Feeney Allen Hrstich Group M: The Greens Larissa Waters Anja Light Darryl Rosin Larissa Waters Group N David Couper Michael Brown Group O: Australian Labor Party John Hogg * Claire Moore * Mark Furner Diana O'Brien John Hogg Claire Moore Mark Furner Group P: Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party Kevin Collins Dave Donald Kevin Collins Group Q: One Nation Ian Nelson Lew Arroita Ian Nelson Group R: Pauline’s United Australia Pauline Hanson David Saville Pauline Hanson Group S: Citizens Electoral Council Jan Pukallus Maurice Hetherington Group T: Christian Democratic Party Linda Brice Malcolm Brice Group U: Non-Custodial Parents Party Bill Healey Doug Thompson Group V: Democratic Labor Party Noel Jackson Brian Dowling Ungrouped Katrina Alberts Martin Rady James Baker Louis Fitzgerald-Baker John Duggan Pilly Low James Reid Marsileo Traversari Leo Demarchi Robin Petersen James Baker

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