2010 Australian Senate election

2010 Australian Senate elections

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| ← 2007 | 21 August 2010 | 2013 →

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40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Eric Abetz | Chris Evans
Party  | Liberal–National Coalition | Labor
Leader since  | 3 May 2010  | 22 October 2004
Leader's seat  | Tasmania | Western Australia
Seats before  | 37  | 32
Seats won  | 18 | 15
Seats after  | 34 | 31
Seat change  |  3  |  1
Popular vote  | 4,871,871 | 4,469,734
Percentage  | 38.30% | 35.13%
Swing  |  1.47%  |  5.17%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Bob Brown | John Madigan
Party  | Greens | Democratic Labour
Leader since  | 28 November 2005  |
Leader's seat  | Tasmania | Victoria
(won seat)
Seats before  | 5  | 0
Seats won  | 6  | 1
Seats after  | 9  | 1
Seat change  |  4  |  1
Popular vote  | 1,667,315  | 134,987
Percentage  | 13.11%  | 1.06%
Swing  |  4.07%  |  0.14%

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Senators elected in the 2010 federal election

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| Leader of the Senate before election

Chris Evans
Labor

| Elected Leader of the Senate

Chris Evans
Labor

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The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 2010 federal election. Senators total 34 Coalition, 31 Labor, nine Green, one Democratic Labor Party, and one independent, Nick Xenophon.[1][2] New Senators took their places from 1 July 2011.

As of 2025, this is the latest senate election where the three major party senate leaders were male.

## Quota

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Senate Quota in each State are as follows

Quota | Vote | Remarks

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1 | 14.3% |
2 | 28.6% |
3 | 42.9% | Equality
4 | 57.1% | Majority
5 | 71.4% |
6 | 85.7% |

Senate Quota in each Territory are as follows

Quota | Vote | Remarks

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1 | 33.4% | Equality
2 | 66.7% | Majority

## Australia

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Senate (STV GV) — Turnout 93.82% (CV) — Informal 3.75%
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Total seats | Change

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|   | Liberal/National joint ticket [a] | 3,740,002  | 29.40  | −1.28  | 8  | 17  |  2
| Liberal [b] | 1,092,601  | 8.59  | −0.18  | 9  | 16  |  1
| Country Liberal (NT) | 39,268  | 0.31  | −0.01  | 1  | 1  |
Coalition total | 4,871,871  | 38.30  | –1.47  | 18  | 34  |  3
| Labor | 4,469,734  | 35.13  | –5.17  | 15  | 31  |  1
| Greens | 1,667,315  | 13.11  | +4.07  | 6  | 9  |  4
| Family First | 267,493  | 2.10  | +0.48  | 0  | 0  |  1
| Sex Party | 259,583  | 2.04  | +2.04  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | 230,191  | 1.81  | +1.68  |  |  |
| Shooters and Fishers | 214,119  | 1.68  | +1.38  |  |  |
| Democratic Labor | 134,987  | 1.06  | +0.14  | 1  | 1  |  1
| Christian Democrats | 127,894  | 1.01  | +0.07  |  |  |
| Democrats | 80,645  | 0.63  | –0.66  |  |  |
| One Nation | 70,672  | 0.56  | +0.14  |  |  |
| Fishing and Lifestyle | 48,547  | 0.38  | +0.18  |  |  |
| National (WA)[c] | 42,334  | 0.33  | +0.19  |  |  |
| Socialist Alliance | 32,580  | 0.26  | +0.18  |  |  |
| Carers Alliance | 28,578  | 0.22  | +0.03  |  |  |
| The Climate Sceptics | 25,758  | 0.20  | +0.20  |  |  |
| Senator On-Line | 17,441  | 0.14  | +0.08  |  |  |
| Building Australia | 17,241  | 0.14  | +0.14  |  |  |
| Socialist Equality | 13,945  | 0.11  | +0.07  |  |  |
| Citizens Electoral Council | 13,243  | 0.10  | +0.03  |  |  |
| Secular | 11,981  | 0.09  | +0.09  |  |  |
| Australia First | 9,680  | 0.08  | +0.08  |  |  |
| Communist Alliance | 6,999  | 0.06  | +0.06  |  |  |
| Non-Custodial Parents | 3,616  | 0.03  | –0.02  |  |  |
| Independents | 55,786  | 0.44  | –0.94  | 0  | 1 [d] |
Total | 12,722,233 |   |   | 40 | 76
Invalid/blank votes | 495,160 | 3.75 | +1.20 |  |
Registered voters/turnout | 14,086,869 | 93.83 |  |  |
Source: Commonwealth Election 2010

## New South Wales

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 593,218  |  |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1\. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) (elected 1)
2\. Bill Heffernan (Lib) (elected 3)
3\. Fiona Nash (Nat) (elected 5)
4\. Hollie Hughes (Lib)
5\. Joe Dennis (Nat)
6\. George Bilic (Nat)  | 1,617,418  | 38.95  | −0.38
| Labor | 1\. John Faulkner (elected 2)
2\. Matt Thistlethwaite (elected 4)
3\. Steve Hutchins
4\. Anne Murnain
5\. Fiona Seaton
6\. Hugh McDermott | 1,517,382  | 36.54  | −5.53
| Greens | 1\. Lee Rhiannon (elected 6)
2\. Keith McIlroy
3\. Brami Jagatheeswaran
4\. Harriett Swift
5\. Simone Morrissey
6\. Dominic Kanak  | 443,913  | 10.69  | +2.26
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Jim Muirhead
2\. Alistair McGlashan  | 96,638  | 2.33  | +2.33
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Glenn Druery
2\. Lucy Gabb
3\. Peter Stitt  | 95,752  | 2.31  | +2.12
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Paul Green
2\. Robyn Peebles
3\. Elaine Nile | 80,376  | 1.94  | −0.03
| Sex Party | 1\. Marianne Leishman
2\. Huw Campbell
3\. Larissa Zimmerman  | 73,553  | 1.77  | +1.77
| Family First | 1\. Greg Swane
2\. Phil Lamb  | 39,123  | 0.94  | +0.34
| Democratic Labor | 1\. Simon McCaffrey
2\. Martin Cullen  | 30,939  | 0.75  | −0.51
| Democrats | 1\. Fiona Clancy
2\. Jen Mitchell  | 28,398  | 0.68  | −0.21
| One Nation | 1\. Andrew Webber
2\. John Brett  | 23,456  | 0.56  | +0.15
| Socialist Alliance | 1\. Rachel Evans
2\. Soubhi Iskander  | 23,392  | 0.56  | +0.48
| Carers Alliance | 1\. Marylou Carter
2\. Maree Buckwalter  | 11,496  | 0.28  | −0.06
| Building Australia | 1\. Ray Brown
2\. Michael O'Donnell  | 10,815  | 0.26  | +0.26
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Bill Koutalianos
2\. Geoffrey Brown  | 8,737  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Group AE  | 1\. Cheryl Kernot
2\. Simon Cant  | 7,965  | 0.19  | +0.19
| Communist Alliance | 1\. Geoff Lawler
2\. Brenda Kellaway  | 6,999  | 0.17  | +0.17
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Robert Butler
2\. Ian McCaffrey  | 5,771  | 0.14  | +0.09
| Secular | 1\. Ian Bryce
2\. Lyle Warren  | 3,970  | 0.10  | +0.10
| Socialist Equality | 1\. Nick Beams
2\. Gabriela Zabala  | 3,708  | 0.09  | +0.04
| Non-Custodial Parents | 1\. Andy Thompson
2\. Roland Foster  | 3,616  | 0.09  | +0.03
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Wes Bas
2\. Brianna Roach  | 2,974  | 0.07  | +0.02
| Reconcile Australia  | 1\. Jennifer Stefanac
2\. Tucky Cooley  | 2,301  | 0.06  | +0.06
| Republican Democrats | 1\. Michael Eckford
2\. Criselee Stevens  | 2,029  | 0.05  | +0.05
| Protectionist | 1\. Darrin Hodges
2\. Nick Folkes  | 1,864  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Stable Population | 1\. William Bourke
2\. Mark O'Connor | 1,701  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Group B  | 1\. Robert Hodges
2\. Bob Frier  | 1,521  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Group L  | 1\. Leon Belgrave
2\. Janos Beregszaszi  | 1,475  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Group C  | 1\. Tony Robinson
2\. Noel Selby  | 1,035  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Group H  | 1\. Nadia Bloom
2\. Bede Ireland  | 1,011  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Group K  | 1\. Meg Sampson
2\. June Hinchcliffe  | 947  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Group R  | 1\. David Barker
2\. S. G. Zureik  | 773  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Independent | Hamish Richardson  | 769  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Independent | Andrew Whalan  | 353  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Independent | Bryan Pape | 242  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Independent | Stewart Scott-Irving  | 73  | 0.00  | +0.00
| Independent | Norman Hooper  | 39  | 0.00  | +0.00
Total formal votes  | 4,152,524  | 95.83  | −1.93
Informal votes  | 180,743  | 4.17  | +1.93
Turnout | 4,333,267  | 93.98  | −1.42
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

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2010  | 1  | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |   | Liberal
2010  | 2  | John Faulkner |   | Labor
2010  | 3  | Bill Heffernan |   | Liberal
2010  | 4  | Matt Thistlethwaite |   | Labor
2010  | 5  | Fiona Nash |   | National
2010  | 6  | Lee Rhiannon |   | Greens
2007
2007  | 1  | Mark Arbib |   | Labor
2007  | 2  | Helen Coonan |   | Liberal
2007  | 3  | Doug Cameron |   | Labor
2007  | 4  | John Williams |   | National
2007  | 5  | Marise Payne |   | Liberal
2007  | 6  | Ursula Stephens |   | Labor

Primary votes saw the Coalition and the Labor Party win two seats each before preferences were counted, with the Greens ahead of the Coalition for the fifth seat. Preferences from the Family First Party, the Christian Democrats and the Shooters and Fishers saw the Coalition reach the quota first, leading to Fiona Nash winning the fifth seat, while Coalition and Sex Party preferences saw the Liberal Democrats threatening the Greens for the sixth and final seat, but Labor preferences saw the Greens reach the quota. The end result was three seats Coalition, two seats Labor, and one seat Green.[4]

## Victoria

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 459,822  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Kim Carr (elected 1)
2\. Stephen Conroy (elected 4)
3\. Antony Thow
4\. Marg Lewis
5\. Shelly Freeman  | 1,215,213  | 37.75  | −3.95
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1\. Michael Ronaldson (Lib) (elected 2)
2\. Bridget McKenzie (Nat) (elected 5)
3\. Julian McGauran (Lib)
4\. Susan Jennison (Lib)  | 1,107,522  | 34.41  | −5.09
| Greens | 1\. Richard Di Natale (elected 3)
2\. Janet Rice
3\. Nam Bui
4\. Jen Hargrave
5\. Julie Rivendell
6\. Liezl Shnookal  | 471,317  | 14.64  | +4.56
| Family First | 1\. Steve Fielding
2\. Gary Plumridge
3\. Ann Bown Seeley
4\. Yuli Goh
5\. Joyce Khoo  | 85,058  | 2.64  | +0.12
| Democratic Labor | 1\. John Madigan (elected 6)
2\. Geraldine Gonsalvez
3\. John Kavanagh  | 75,145  | 2.33  | +1.30
| Sex Party | 1\. Fiona Patten
2\. Emma Wilson
3\. Katie Blakey  | 72,899  | 2.26  | +2.26
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Ross Currie
2\. Graeme Klass  | 59,116  | 1.84  | +1.74
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Peter Kelly
2\. Alex Krstic  | 44,639  | 1.39  | +0.72
| Democrats | 1\. Roger Howe
2\. Rick Westgarth  | 15,858  | 0.49  | −1.16
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Vickie Janson
2\. Ben Eddy-Veitz  | 12,330  | 0.38  | +0.16
| One Nation | 1\. Rosalyn Townsend
2\. Philip Townsend  | 12,094  | 0.38  | −0.04
| Socialist Equality | 1\. Patrick O'Connor
2\. Keo Vongvixay  | 10,237  | 0.32  | +0.24
|  | 1\. Stephen Mayne
2\. Paula Piccinini  | 6,021  | 0.19  | +0.19
| Carers Alliance | 1\. Christopher Monteagle
2\. Wendy Peacock  | 5,425  | 0.17  | +0.05
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Chris Dawson
2\. Lee Holmes  | 4,908  | 0.15  | +0.15
| Building Australia | 1\. Darren Evans
2\. Sam White  | 4,898  | 0.15  | +0.15
|  | 1\. Joseph Toscano
2\. Jenny Warfe
3\. Andrew Sadauskas  | 3,906  | 0.12  | +0.12
| Secular | 1\. John Perkins
2\. Rosemary Sceats  | 3,480  | 0.11  | +0.11
| Socialist Alliance | 1\. Margarita Windisch
2\. Sharon Firebrace
3\. Ron Guy  | 3,075  | 0.10  | +0.02
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Glenn Sargent
2\. Emma Wardle  | 2,394  | 0.07  | −0.03
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Doug Mitchell
2\. Katherine Isherwood  | 2,332  | 0.07  | +0.02
| Independent | Grant Beale  | 615  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Independent | Glenn Shea  | 269  | 0.01  | +0.01
Total formal votes  | 3,218,751  | 96.06  | −0.66
Informal votes  | 131,919  | 3.94  | +0.66
Turnout | 3,350,670  | 94.07  | −1.53
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

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2010  | 1  | Kim Carr |   | Labor
2010  | 2  | Michael Ronaldson |   | Liberal
2010  | 3  | Richard Di Natale |   | Greens
2010  | 4  | Stephen Conroy |   | Labor
2010  | 5  | Bridget McKenzie |   | National
2010  | 6  | John Madigan |   | DLP
2007
2007  | 1  | Jacinta Collins |   | Labor
2007  | 2  | Mitch Fifield |   | Liberal
2007  | 3  | Gavin Marshall |   | Labor
2007  | 4  | Helen Kroger |   | Liberal
2007  | 5  | Scott Ryan |   | Liberal
2007  | 6  | David Feeney |   | Labor

The primary vote saw the Coalition win two seats, Labor win two seats and the Greens win one seat, leaving Labor leading for the final seat with a comfortable majority ahead of the Coalition, Family First, DLP and Australian Sex Party. It ended up being a tight race for the final senate seat in Victoria, with preferences from One Nation and the Christian Democrats saw the DLP move ahead of Family First into third place, but Australian Democrat and Liberal Democrat preferences saw the DLP getting overtaken by the Sex Party. However, the Sex Party was overtaken once again by the DLP's Family First preferences, and Sex Party preferences saw the DLP move into second place ahead of the Coalition, whose preferences allowed the DLP to overtake Labor to secure the sixth seat. The final results were two seats Coalition, two seats Labor, one seat Green and one seat Democratic Labor.[5]

## Queensland

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 350,074  |  |
| Liberal National | 1\. George Brandis (elected 1)
2\. Barnaby Joyce (elected 3)
3\. Brett Mason (elected 6)
4\. Russell Trood
5\. Julie Boyd  | 1,015,062  | 41.42  | +1.02
| Labor | 1\. Joe Ludwig (elected 2)
2\. Jan McLucas (elected 4)
3\. David Smith
4\. Shannon Fentiman | 720,182  | 29.39  | −9.81
| Greens | 1\. Larissa Waters (elected 5)
2\. Elizabeth Connors
3\. Jenny Stirling  | 312,804  | 12.76  | +5.44
| Family First | 1\. Wendy Francis
2\. Peter Findlay
3\. Amanda Nickson  | 83,786  | 3.42  | +1.22
| Sex Party | 1\. Desiree Gibson
2\. Tim Sheen  | 63,586  | 2.59  | +2.59
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Jim Fryar
2\. Robert Fulton  | 55,222  | 2.25  | +2.09
| Fishing and Lifestyle | 1\. Keith Douglas
2\. Michael Mansfield  | 48,547  | 1.98  | +1.19
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Andrew Peter
2\. Chris Huggett  | 42,669  | 1.74  | +1.21
| One Nation | 1\. Rod Evans
2\. Ian Nelson  | 22,353  | 0.91  | +0.74
| Democrats | 1\. Paul Stevenson
2\. Jennifer Cluse  | 19,019  | 0.78  | −1.10
| Democratic Labor | 1\. Tony Zegenhagen
2\. Angelique Barr
3\. Noel Jackson  | 11,186  | 0.46  | +0.16
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Malcolm Brice
2\. Tony Vogel  | 10,449  | 0.43  | +0.17
| Australia First | 1\. Peter Schuback
2\. Nick Maine  | 9,680  | 0.40  | +0.40
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Scott Reading
2\. Joh Embrey  | 8,908  | 0.36  | +0.31
| Carers Alliance | 1\. Anne Vetter
2\. Vicki Horne  | 6,758  | 0.28  | +0.08
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Terence Cardwell
2\. Lance Jones  | 4,665  | 0.19  | +0.19
| Socialist Alliance | 1\. Sam Watson
2\. David Lowe  | 3,806  | 0.16  | +0.08
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Robert Thies
2\. Maurice Hetherington  | 3,021  | 0.12  | +0.07
|  | 1\. Russell Wattie
2\. John Dowell  | 2,314  | 0.09  | +0.09
| Secular | 1\. Kat Alberts
2\. Peter Shelton  | 1,997  | 0.08  | +0.08
|  | 1\. Paul Spencer
2\. Mary Spencer  | 1,163  | 0.05  | +0.05
|  | 1\. E-Jay Lindsay-Park
2\. Lachlan Guerin  | 1,031  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Independent | Mark White  | 863  | 0.04  | +0.04
|  | 1\. John Pyke
2\. Christopher Tooley  | 765  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Independent | Maurie Carroll  | 221  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Republican Democrats | Peter Pyke | 176  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Independent | Don Bambrick  | 125  | 0.01  | +0.01
| Independent | Mark Smith  | 86  | 0.00  | +0.00
| Independent | Jarrod Wirth  | 67  | 0.00  | +0.00
Total formal votes  | 2,450,511  | 96.50  | −1.16
Informal votes  | 88,761  | 3.50  | +1.16
Turnout | 2,539,272  | 93.38  | −1.43
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

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2010  | 1  | George Brandis |   | LNP
2010  | 2  | Joe Ludwig |   | Labor
2010  | 3  | Barnaby Joyce |   | LNP
2010  | 4  | Jan McLucas |   | Labor
2010  | 5  | Larissa Waters |   | Greens
2010  | 6  | Brett Mason |   | LNP
2007
2007  | 1  | Ian Macdonald |   | Liberal
2007  | 2  | John Hogg |   | Labor
2007  | 3  | Sue Boyce |   | Liberal
2007  | 4  | Claire Moore |   | Labor
2007  | 5  | Ron Boswell |   | National
2007  | 6  | Mark Furner |   | Labor

Primary votes saw the LNP and Labor both winning two seats, with the LNP and Greens having a sizable majority against Family First and the Sex Party for the final two seats. Labor and Australian Democrat preferences saw the Greens reaching the quota, while preferences from the Shooters and Fishers, One Nation, Liberal Democrats, Family First and Sex Party all saw the Australian Fishing and Lifestyle Party make a large gain on the Liberal National Party. However, the gain was not enough and the LNP ended up winning the final seat. The final result was three seats LNP, two seats Labor and one seat Green.[6]

## Western Australia

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 176,318  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Mathias Cormann (elected 1)
2\. Chris Back (elected 3)
3\. Judith Adams (elected 5)
4\. Jane Mouritz
5\. Jonathan Huston  | 530,583  | 42.99  | −3.23
| Labor | 1\. Chris Evans (elected 2)
2\. Glenn Sterle (elected 4)
3\. Wendy Perdon
4\. Peter MacFarlane  | 366,580  | 29.70  | −6.30
| Greens | 1\. Rachel Siewert (elected 6)
2\. Kado Muir
3\. Christine Cunningham  | 172,327  | 13.96  | +4.66
| National | 1\. John McCourt
2\. Ronnie Fleay
3\. Michael Rose  | 42,334  | 3.43  | +1.99
| Sex Party | 1\. Justine Martin
2\. Mark Coleman  | 27,795  | 2.25  | +2.25
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Trevor Young
2\. Lachlan Dunjey  | 22,206  | 1.80  | +0.04
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Mark Walmsley
2\. Mark Dixon  | 14,517  | 1.18  | +1.13
| Family First | 1\. Linda Rose
2\. Steve Fuhrmann  | 14,254  | 1.15  | +0.29
| Democratic Labor | 1\. Elaine McNeill
2\. Joe Nardizzi  | 9,346  | 0.76  | −0.19
| One Nation | 1\. Craig Bradshaw
2\. Bill Cook  | 7,610  | 0.62  | −0.35
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Paul Peake
2\. Christine Peake  | 7,459  | 0.60  | +0.60
| Democrats | 1\. Paul Young
2\. Matthew Corica  | 4,730  | 0.38  | −0.67
|  | 1\. Anthony Fels
2\. Felly Chandra  | 3,447  | 0.28  | +0.28
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Beau Woods
2\. Heather Dewar  | 2,010  | 0.16  | +0.16
| Carers Alliance | 1\. Julie Gilmore
2\. Aileen Polain  | 1,641  | 0.13  | +0.00
| WA First  | 1\. Scott Cowans
2\. John Goodlad
3\. James Versteegen  | 1,464  | 0.12  | +0.12
| Socialist Alliance | 1\. Ben Peterson
2\. Julie Gray  | 1,268  | 0.10  | +0.02
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Judy Sudholz
2\. Stuart Smith  | 1,231  | 0.10  | +0.02
| Secular | 1\. Guy Curtis
2\. Andrew Thompson  | 1,007  | 0.08  | +0.08
|  | 1\. Paddy Embry
2\. Juanita Finnegan  | 988  | 0.08  | +0.08
| Ecology, Social Justice, Aboriginal | 1\. Gerry Georgatos
2\. Bill Hayward
3\. Marianne Mackay
4\. Lara Menkens  | 552  | 0.04  | +0.04
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Daniel Mayer
2\. Keturah Hoffman  | 504  | 0.04  | −0.03
| Independent | Rosemary Steineck  | 366  | 0.03  | +0.03
Total formal votes  | 1,234,219  | 96.82  | −0.76
Informal votes  | 40,490  | 3.18  | +0.76
Turnout | 1,274,709  | 93.55  | −0.31
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

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2010  | 1  | Mathias Cormann |   | Liberal
2010  | 2  | Chris Evans |   | Labor
2010  | 3  | Chris Back |   | Liberal
2010  | 4  | Glenn Sterle |   | Labor
2010  | 5  | Judith Adams |   | Liberal
2010  | 6  | Rachel Siewert |   | Greens
2007
2007  | 1  | David Johnston |   | Liberal
2007  | 2  | Louise Pratt |   | Labor
2007  | 3  | Alan Eggleston |   | Liberal
2007  | 4  | Mark Bishop |   | Labor
2007  | 5  | Michaelia Cash |   | Liberal
2007  | 6  | Scott Ludlam |   | Greens

The primary vote saw the Liberals winning three seats and Labor winning two, leaving the Greens with a very comfortable majority against the Nationals and the Sex Party. Socialist Alliance and Labor preferences saw the Greens easily reach the quota.[7]

## South Australia

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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Quota | 144,226  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Alex Gallacher (elected 1)
2\. Anne McEwen (elected 3)
3\. Dana Wortley | 386,577  | 38.29  | +2.67
| Liberal | 1\. Mary Jo Fisher (elected 2)
2\. Sean Edwards (elected 4)
3\. David Fawcett (elected 6)
4\. Peter Salu  | 376,532  | 37.30  | +2.02
| Greens | 1\. Penny Wright (elected 5)
2\. Sandy Montgomery
3\. Jeremy Miller  | 134,287  | 13.30  | +6.81
| Family First | 1\. Bob Day
2\. Andrew Cole
3\. Thea Hennessey  | 41,227  | 4.08  | +1.19
| Sex Party | 1\. Ari Reid
2\. Jason Virgo  | 16,820  | 1.67  | +1.67
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Steve Larsson
2\. Robert Borsak | 11,425  | 1.13  | +0.74
| Democrats | 1\. Jeanie Walker
2\. Andrew Castrique  | 6,975  | 0.69  | −0.19
| Democratic Labor | 1\. Paul Russell
2\. David McCabe  | 6,811  | 0.67  | −0.26
| Liberal Democrats | 1\. Nick Kerry
2\. Megan Clark  | 5,584  | 0.55  | +0.47
| One Nation | 1\. Robert Edmonds
2\. Peter Fitzpatrick  | 5,159  | 0.51  | −0.10
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Leon Ashby
2\. Nathan Ashby  | 4,672  | 0.46  | +0.46
| Carers Alliance | 1\. Gary Connor
2\. Angela Groves  | 3,258  | 0.32  | +0.32
| Christian Democrats | 1\. Joseph Stephen
2\. Frank Revink  | 2,533  | 0.25  | +0.10
|  | 1\. Mark Aldridge
2\. Christopher Cochrane  | 2,186  | 0.22  | +0.22
| Building Australia | 1\. Bill Adams
2\. Neil Jackson  | 1,528  | 0.15  | +0.15
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Simon Lang
2\. Jamie Dawson  | 1,173  | 0.12  | +0.06
| Socialist Alliance | 1\. Renfrey Clarke
2\. Ruth Ratcliffe  | 1,039  | 0.10  | +0.02
| Secular | 1\. Scott Sharrad
2\. Moira Clarke  | 953  | 0.09  | +0.09
| Independent | Michelle Drummond  | 839  | 0.08  | +0.08
Total formal votes  | 1,009,578  | 96.88  | −0.74
Informal votes  | 32,493  | 3.12  | +0.74
Turnout | 1,042,071  | 94.33  | −1.50
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

|
|
|

2010  | 1  | Alex Gallacher |   | Labor
2010  | 2  | Mary Jo Fisher |   | Liberal
2010  | 3  | Anne McEwen |   | Labor
2010  | 4  | Sean Edwards |   | Liberal
2010  | 5  | Penny Wright |   | Greens
2010  | 6  | David Fawcett |   | Liberal
2007
2007  | 1  | Don Farrell |   | Labor
2007  | 2  | Cory Bernardi |   | Liberal
2007  | 3  | Nick Xenophon |   | Independent
2007  | 4  | Penny Wong |   | Labor
2007  | 5  | Simon Birmingham |   | Liberal
2007  | 6  | Sarah Hanson-Young |   | Greens

Primary votes saw both the Liberals and Labor winning two seats each, leaving the Greens leading while Labor was narrowly ahead of the Liberals. Sex Party preferences saw the Greens reach the quota to secure the fifth seat, while Family First preferences saw the Liberals overtake Labor to secure the sixth vacancy. The final result was three seats Liberal, two seats Labor and one seat Green.[8]

## Tasmania

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

Quota | 47,242  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Helen Polley (elected 1)
2\. Anne Urquhart (elected 4)
3\. Lisa Singh (elected 6) | 136,908  | 41.40  | +1.30
| Liberal | 1\. Eric Abetz (elected 2)
2\. Stephen Parry (elected 5)
3\. Guy Barnett | 109,023  | 32.97  | −4.42
| Greens | 1\. Christine Milne (elected 3)
2\. Peter Whish-Wilson
3\. Penelope Ann  | 67,016  | 20.27  | +2.14
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Ray Williams
2\. Jeff Blackmore  | 6,649  | 2.01  | +2.01
| Family First | 1\. Jim Zubic
2\. Hamish Woodcock  | 4,045  | 1.22  | −0.82
| Democrats | 1\. Paulene Hutton
2\. Timothy Neal  | 1,608  | 0.49  | +0.49
| Democratic Labor | 1\. Mishka Gora
2\. Margaret Williams  | 1,560  | 0.47  | −0.16
| Senator On-Line | 1\. Julie Murray
2\. Sven Wiener  | 1,488  | 0.45  | +0.45
| Independent | Dino Ottavi  | 1,054  | 0.32  | +0.32
| Climate Sceptics | 1\. Frank Waller
2\. Sally Costella  | 766  | 0.23  | +0.23
| Secular | 1\. Jeff Keogh
2\. Jin-oh Choi  | 574  | 0.17  | +0.17
Total formal votes  | 330,691  | 96.77  | −0.60
Informal votes  | 11,047  | 3.23  | +0.60
Turnout | 341,738  | 95.30  | −0.68
| Elected | # | Senator | Party

|
|
|

2010  | 1  | Helen Polley |   | Labor
2010  | 2  | Eric Abetz |   | Liberal
2010  | 3  | Christine Milne |   | Greens
2010  | 4  | Anne Urquhart |   | Labor
2010  | 5  | Stephen Parry |   | Liberal
2010  | 6  | Lisa Singh |   | Labor
2007
2007  | 1  | Nick Sherry |   | Labor
2007  | 2  | Richard Colbeck |   | Liberal
2007  | 3  | Bob Brown |   | Greens
2007  | 4  | Carol Brown |   | Labor
2007  | 5  | David Bushby |   | Liberal
2007  | 6  | Catryna Bilyk |   | Labor

Primary votes saw the Liberals and Labor both win two seats and the Greens win one, which left Labor ahead of the Greens and the Liberals. It is possible that Liberal preferences may have pushed the Greens ahead of Labor, which would've led to them taking the final seat, but Shooters and Fishers preferences meant that the Liberals ended up ahead of the Greens, and Labor ended up taking the seat with Green preferences. The final result was three seats Labor, two seats Liberal and one seat Green.[9]

## Territories

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### Australian Capital Territory

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

Quota | 76,425  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Kate Lundy (elected 1)
2\. David Mathews  | 93,639  | 40.84  | +0.00
| Liberal | 1\. Gary Humphries (elected 2)
2\. Matthew Watts  | 76,463  | 33.35  | −0.85
| Greens | 1\. Lin Hatfield Dodds
2\. Hannah Parris  | 52,546  | 22.92  | +1.46
| Democrats | 1\. Darren Churchill
2\. Anthony David  | 4,057  | 1.77  | −0.07
| Independent | John Glynn  | 2,567  | 1.12  | +1.12
Total formal votes  | 229,272  | 97.45  | −0.85
Informal votes  | 5,999  | 2.55  | +0.85
Turnout | 235,271  | 94.89  | −1.11

| Elected | # | Senator | Party

|
|
|

2010  | 1  | Kate Lundy |   | Labor
2010  | 2  | Gary Humphries |   | Liberal

Labor Senator Kate Lundy was re-elected with well over a quota. Liberal Senator Gary Humphries was also re-elected, with just over (1.01x) a quota. Although the Greens received significantly more votes than in 2007, the two ACT Senators were elected on quotas, leaving no room for preference flows.[10]

### Northern Territory

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2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

Quota | 32,230  |  |
| Country Liberal | 1\. Nigel Scullion (elected 1)
2\. Rhianna Harker  | 39,268  | 40.61  | +0.58
| Labor | 1\. Trish Crossin (elected 2)
2\. Matthew Gardiner | 33,253  | 34.39  | −12.55
| Greens | 1\. Warren H. Williams
2\. Debbie Hudson  | 13,105  | 13.55  | +4.73
| Sex Party | 1\. Seranna Shutt
2\. Shana Leitens  | 4,930  | 5.10  | +5.10
| Shooters and Fishers | 1\. Phillip Hoare
2\. Matt Graham  | 4,640  | 4.80  | +4.80
| Citizens Electoral Council | 1\. Vernon Work
2\. Graham Setterberg  | 888  | 0.92  | −1.09
| Independent | Ian Lee  | 314  | 0.32  | +0.32
| Democrats | Duncan Dean  | 170  | 0.18  | +0.18
| First Nations | Liam Flenady  | 119  | 0.12  | +0.12
Total formal votes  | 96,687  | 96.31  | −1.75
Informal votes  | 3,708  | 3.69  | +1.75
Turnout | 100,395  | 82.93  | −3.95

| Elected | # | Senator | Party

|
|
|

2010  | 1  | Nigel Scullion |   | CLP
2010  | 2  | Trish Crossin |   | Labor

Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion, who is also deputy leader of the National Party of Australia, was re-elected with well over a quota of votes. Labor Senator Trish Crossin was also re-elected, with just over (1.04x) a quota of votes. Although the Greens received the next highest number of votes, the two NT Senators were elected on quotas, leaving no room for preference flows.[11]

## See also

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* Results of the 2010 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
* Post-election pendulum for the 2010 Australian federal election
* Members of the Australian Senate, 2011–2014

## Notes

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1. ^ The Liberal and National parties ran a joint ticket in New South Wales and Victoria. It includes the Liberal National Party in Queensland.
2. ^ The Liberals-only ticket ran in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
3. ^ The National Party of Western Australia prior to and subsequent to the election were not in the federal Coalition agreement. Nationals WA MP Tony Crook stated that he was a crossbencher, and has said: "In every news report and press report we see, my number is being allocated in with the Coalition and it shouldn't be".[3] Thus, the party has been counted separately from the Coalition totals.
4. ^ The independenant senator was Nick Xenophon (South Australia).

## References

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1. ^ 2010 election Senate results by vote: AEC Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "2010 election Senate results by seat". ABC. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
3. ^ Ker, Peter (26 August 2010). "Don't count me among Coalition, says Nat". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
4. ^ "Senate Results: New South Wales - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
5. ^ "Senate Results: Victoria - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
6. ^ "Senate Results: Queensland - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
7. ^ "Senate Results: Western Australia - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
8. ^ "Senate Results: South Australia - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
9. ^ "Senate Results: Tasmania - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
10. ^ "Senate Results: Australian Capital Territory - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
11. ^ "Senate Results: Northern Territory - Federal Election 2010 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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