2019 Australian Senate election explained
Election Name: | 2019 Australian federal election (Senate) |
Country: | Australia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Results of the 2016 Australian federal election (Senate) |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | Results of the 2022 Australian federal election (Senate) |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | 40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate |
Majority Seats: | 39 |
Election Date: | 18 May 2019 |
Party1: | Liberal/National Coalition |
Leader1: | Mathias Cormann |
Leaders Seat1: | Western Australia |
Leader Since1: | 20 December 2017 |
Seats Before1: | 30 |
Seats1: | 19 |
Seats After1: | 35 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,548,142 |
Percentage1: | 37.99% |
Swing1: | 2.80 |
Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
Leader2: | Penny Wong |
Leaders Seat2: | South Australia |
Leader Since2: | 26 June 2013 |
Seats Before2: | 26 |
Seats2: | 13 |
Seats After2: | 26 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,204,313 |
Percentage2: | 28.79% |
Swing2: | 1.01 |
Party3: | Australian Greens |
Color3: | 39b54a |
Leader3: | Richard Di Natale |
Leaders Seat3: | Victoria |
Leader Since3: | 6 May 2015 |
Seats Before3: | 9 |
Seats3: | 6 |
Seats After3: | 9 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,488,427 |
Percentage3: | 10.19% |
Swing3: | 1.54 |
Party4: | One Nation |
Leader4: | Pauline Hanson |
Leaders Seat4: | Queensland |
Seats Before4: | 4 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 788,203 |
Percentage4: | 5.40% |
Swing4: | 1.12 |
Party5: | Nick Xenophon Team |
Leader5: | Nick Xenophon |
Leaders Seat5: | South Australia |
Seats Before5: | 3 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 456,369 |
Percentage5: | 3.30% |
Swing5: | 1.37 |
Party6: | Conservatives |
Leader6: | Cory Bernardi |
Leaders Seat6: | South Australia |
Seats Before6: | 1 |
Seats6: | 0 |
Seats After6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 102,769 |
Percentage6: | 0.64% |
Swing6: | 0.64 |
Party7: | JLN |
Leader7: | Jacqui Lambie |
Leaders Seat7: | Tasmania |
Seats Before7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Seats After7: | 1 |
Popular Vote7: | 31,383 |
Percentage7: | 0.21% |
Swing7: | 0.28 |
Party8: | Liberal Democratic Party (Australia) |
Leader8: | Duncan Spender |
Leaders Seat8: | New South Wales (lost seat) |
Seats Before8: | 1 |
Seats8: | 0 |
Seats After8: | 0 |
Seat Change8: | 1 |
Popular Vote8: | 169,735 |
Percentage8: | 1.16% |
Swing8: | 1.00 |
Party9: | Derryn Hinch's Justice Party |
Leader9: | Derryn Hinch |
Leaders Seat9: | Victoria (lost seat) |
Seats Before9: | 1 |
Seats9: | 0 |
Seats After9: | 0 |
Seat Change9: | 1 |
Popular Vote9: | 105,459 |
Percentage9: | 0.72% |
Swing9: | 1.20 |
Leader of the Senate |
Before Election: | Mathias Cormann |
Before Party: | Liberal/National coalition |
After Election: | Mathias Cormann |
After Party: | Liberal/National coalition |
These are the results for the Australian Senate at the 2019 Australian federal election.
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Party! rowspan=2Votes | % | ± | Seats |
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Seats won | Not up | New total | Seat change |
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| Liberal/National Coalition |
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| | align=left | Liberal/National joint ticket | 3,152,483 | 21.59 | +1.57 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| | align=left | Liberal | 1,204,039 | 8.24 | +0.53 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| | align=left | | 1,128,730 | 7.73 | +0.79 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | align=left | | 38,513 | 0.26 | −0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | align=left | National | 24,377 | 0.17 | −0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Coalition total | 5,548,142 | 37.99 | +2.80 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 5 |
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| | Labor | 4,204,313 | 28.79 | −1.01 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |
| | Greens | 1,488,427 | 10.19 | +1.54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| | One Nation | 788,203 | 5.40 | +1.12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Australia | 345,199 | 2.36 | +1.86 | | | | |
| | HEMP | 262,426 | 1.80 | +1.59 | | | | |
| | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | 253,267 | 1.73 | +0.34 | | | | |
| | Animal Justice | 183,996 | 1.26 | +0.11 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 169,735 | 1.16 | −1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Democratic Labour | 149,970 | 1.03 | +0.35 | | | | |
| | Justice | 105,459 | 0.72 | −1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Conservatives | 102,769 | 0.70 | +0.70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Christian Democrats | 94,301 | 0.65 | −0.52 | | | | |
| | Conservative National | 94,130 | 0.64 | +0.64 | | | | |
| | Rise Up Australia | 64,344 | 0.44 | +0.18 | | | | |
| | Sustainable Australia | 59,349 | 0.41 | +0.22 | | | | |
| | Pirate | 53,888 | 0.37 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | ICAN | 53,453 | 0.37 | 0.37 | | | | |
| | Katter's Australian | 51,407 | 0.35 | −0.03 | | | | |
| | Health Australia | 39,643 | 0.27 | −0.35 | | | | |
| | Great Australian | 34,199 | 0.23 | +0.23 | | | | |
| | Small Business | 32,751 | 0.22 | +0.22 | | | | |
| | Lambie Network | 31,383 | 0.21 | −0.28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Climate Action! | 31,113 | 0.21 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | Centre Alliance | 28,416 | 0.19 | −3.10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | Australian Workers | 28,381 | 0.19 | +0.19 | | | | |
| | Democrats | 24,992 | 0.17 | +0.17 | | | | |
| | Christians | 23,983 | 0.16 | −0.32 | | | | |
| | Better Families | 19,285 | 0.13 | +0.13 | | | | |
| | Science | 18,972 | 0.13 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | Affordable Housing | 17,330 | 0.12 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | Western Australia | 17,213 | 0.12 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | Involuntary Medication Objectors | 17,055 | 0.12 | +0.12 | | | | |
| | Women's Party | 16,461 | 0.11 | +0.11 | | | | |
| | Socialist Equality | 14,515 | 0.10 | +0.04 | | | | |
| | Australian People's Party | 11,931 | 0.08 | +0.08 | | | | |
| | Citizen's Electoral Council | 10,230 | 0.07 | +0.00 | | | | |
| | Love Australia or Leave | 10,099 | 0.07 | +0.07 | | | | |
| | VOTEFLUX | 8,119 | 0.06 | −0.09 | | | | |
| | Socialist Alliance | 7,905 | 0.05 | −0.02 | | | | |
| | Republican | 7,762 | 0.05 | +0.05 | | | | |
| | Seniors United | 6,999 | 0.05 | −0.11 | | | | |
| | Together | 6,127 | 0.04 | +0.04 | | | | |
| | Secular | 4,001 | 0.03 | −0.05 | | | | |
| | Yellow Vest Australia | 3,263 | 0.02 | −0.72 | | | | |
| Unendorsed/ungrouped | 60,019 | 0.41 | +0.23 | | | | |
| Other | 2,138,078 | 15.6 | +2.56 | | | | |
align=left colspan=3 | Total | 14,604,925 | 100.00 | – | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
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align=left colspan=3 | Invalid/blank votes | 579,160 | 3.81 | −0.13 | | | | |
align=left colspan=3 | Registered voters/turnout | 16,419,543 | 92.48 | +0.55 | | | | |
align=left colspan=10 | Source: AEC Tally Room | |
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