Editing Australian Senate (section)

==Historical party composition of the Senate==
The Senate has included representatives from a range of political parties, including several parties that have seldom or never had representation in the House of Representatives, but which have consistently secured a small but significant level of electoral support, as the table shows.

Results represent the composition of the Senate after the elections. The full Senate has been contested on eight occasions; the inaugural election and seven [[double dissolution]]s, these elections took place in 1914, 1951, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1987, and 2016. These are underlined and highlighted in puce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2022/results/senate|title=Senate Results|via=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=13 September 2024 |archive-date=13 September 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913055307/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2022/results/senate|first=Antony|last=Green|date=21 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/FederalElectionResults |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913055547/https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/FederalElectionResults |archive-date=13 September 2024 |url-status=live |work=Parliament of Australia |first=Stephen|last=Barber|date=31 March 2017|title=Federal election results 1901–2016 |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1920/2019FederalElection |title=The 2019 federal election |access-date=13 September 2024 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913055946/https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1920/2019FederalElection |url-status=live |work=Parliament of Australia |date=29 June 2020 |first=Damon |last=Muller}}</ref>

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|- style="background:#ccf;"
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Election<br />Year
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
! colspan="2"|[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]{{efn|Includes results for the [[Free Trade Party]] for 1901 and 1903, the [[Anti-Socialist Party]] for 1906, the [[Commonwealth Liberal Party]] for 1910–1914, the [[Nationalist Party (Australia)|Nationalist Party]] for 1917–1929, and the [[United Australia Party]] for 1931–1943.}}
![[National Party of Australia|National]]{{efn|Used the name [[Australian Country Party (1920)|Country Party]] for 1919–1974 and [[National Country Party]] for 1975–1980.}}
![[Democratic Labor Party (Australia, 1955)|Democratic<br />Labor]]{{efn|Including both the [[Democratic Labor Party (Australia, 1955)|Democratic Labor Party (1955–1978)]] and its successor, the present-day [[Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978)|Democratic Labour Party]].}}
![[Australian Democrats|Democrats]]
![[Australian Greens|Greens]]
![[Country Liberal Party|CLP]]
! rowspan="2"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Other<br />parties
! rowspan="2"|Total<br />seats
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Electoral<br />system
|-
| height=4 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|
| {{Australian party style|Democratic Labor}}|
| {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|
|-
|
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!width=20|<u>[[1901 Australian federal election|1st]]</u>
!width=40|<u>1901</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="width:30px; text-align:center;"|11{{efn| name ="D"|[[Protectionist Party]]}}
| style="width:30px; text-align:center;"|17
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Plurality-at-large voting]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1903 Australian federal election|2nd]]
!1903
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|12{{efn| name ="D"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="width:30px; text-align:center;"|1
|[[Revenue Tariff Party (Tasmania)|Revenue Tariff]]
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|-
![[1906 Australian federal election|3rd]]
!1906
| style="text-align:center;"|15
| style="text-align:center;"|6{{efn| name ="D"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1910 Australian federal election|4th]]
!1910
| style="text-align:center;"|22
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|14
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|-
![[1913 Australian federal election|5th]]
!1913
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1914 Australian federal election|6th]]</u>
!<u>1914</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|-
![[1917 Australian federal election|7th]]
!1917
| style="text-align:center;"|12
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|24
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Plurality-at-large voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1919 Australian federal election|8th]]
!1919
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|35
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Preferential block voting]]'''
|-
![[1922 Australian federal election|9th]]
!1922
| style="text-align:center;"|12
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|24
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1925 Australian federal election|10th]]
!1925
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|-
![[1928 Australian federal election|11th]]
!1928
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|24
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1931 Australian federal election|12th]]
!1931
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|-
![[1934 Australian federal election|13th]]
!1934
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1937 Australian federal election|14th]]
!1937
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|-
![[1940 Australian federal election|15th]]
!1940
| style="text-align:center;"|17
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|15
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1943 Australian federal election|16th]]
!1943
| style="text-align:center;"|22
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|12
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|-
![[1946 Australian federal election|17th]]
!1946
| style="text-align:center;"|33
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|Preferential block voting
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1949 Australian federal election|18th]]
!1949
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Single transferable vote]]''' (Full preferential voting)
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1951 Australian federal election|19th]]</u>
!<u>1951</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1953 Australian Senate election|20th]]
!1953
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|-
![[1955 Australian federal election|21st]]
!1955
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|24
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1958 Australian federal election|22nd]]
!1958
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 
| 
| 
| 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|-
![[1961 Australian federal election|23rd]]
!1961
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|24
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1964 Australian Senate election|24th]]
!1964
| style="text-align:center;"|27
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|-
![[1967 Australian Senate election|25th]]
!1967
| style="text-align:center;"|27
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1970 Australian Senate election|26th]]
!1970
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1974 Australian federal election|27th]]</u>
!<u>1974</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Liberal Movement (Australia)|Liberal Movement]]
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1975 Australian federal election|28th]]</u>
!<u>1975</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|27
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Liberal Movement (Australia)|Liberal Movement]]
| style="text-align:center;"|64
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|-
![[1977 Australian federal election|29th]]
!1977
| style="text-align:center;"|27
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|27
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|64
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1980 Australian federal election|30th]]
!1980
| style="text-align:center;"|27
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|28
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|64
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1983 Australian federal election|31st]]</u>
!<u>1983</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|30
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|64
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1984 Australian federal election|32nd]]
!1984
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|27
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Nuclear Disarmament Party|Nuclear Disarmament]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Single transferable vote ([[Group voting tickets in Australia|Group voting ticket]])'''
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[1987 Australian federal election|33rd]]</u>
!<u>1987</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Nuclear Disarmament Party|Nuclear Disarmament]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1990 Australian federal election|34th]]
!1990
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|28
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Greens Western Australia|Greens (WA)]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|-
![[1993 Australian federal election|35th]]
!1993
| style="text-align:center;"|30
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[Greens Western Australia|Greens (WA)]] (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[1996 Australian federal election|36th]]
!1996
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[Greens Western Australia|Greens (WA)]], [[Tasmanian Greens|Greens (Tas)]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|-
![[1998 Australian federal election|37th]]
!1998
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Pauline Hanson's One Nation|One Nation]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[2001 Australian federal election|38th]]
!2001
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Pauline Hanson's One Nation|One Nation]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|-
![[2004 Australian federal election|39th]]
!2004
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|33
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Family First Party|Family First]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[2007 Australian federal election|40th]]
!2007
| style="text-align:center;"|32
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|32
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Family First Party|Family First]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|-
![[2010 Australian federal election|41st]]
!2010
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|28 + (3 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[2013 Australian federal election|42nd]]
!2013
| style="text-align:center;"|25
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|23 + (5 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|3 + (1 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:centre;"|[[Family First Party|Family First]],<br />[[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)|Liberal Democrats]], <br />[[Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party|Motoring Enthusiast]], <br />[[Palmer United Party|Palmer United]] (3)
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote (Group voting ticket)
|- style="background:#cc8899;"
!<u>[[2016 Australian federal election|43rd]]</u>
!<u>2016</u>
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|21 + (3 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|3 + (2 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|11
| style="text-align:centre;"|[[Family First Party|Family First]],<br />[[Jacqui Lambie Network|Jacqui Lambie]],<br />[[Derryn Hinch's Justice Party|Justice Party]], <br />[[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)|Liberal Democrats]], <br />[[Nick Xenophon Team]] (3), <br />[[Pauline Hanson's One Nation|One Nation]] (4)
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Single transferable vote<br/>([[Optional preferential voting]])'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
![[2019 Australian federal election|44th]]
!2019
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|26 + (4 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|2 + (2 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:centre;"|[[Centre Alliance]] (2),<br/>[[Jacqui Lambie Network|Jacqui Lambie]], <br />[[Pauline Hanson's One Nation|One Nation]] (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote<br/>(Optional preferential voting)
|-
![[2022 Australian federal election|45th]]
!2022
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|23 + (3 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|3 + (2 [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|LNP]])
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|12
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|[[Jacqui Lambie Network|Lambie Network]] (2),<br/>[[Pauline Hanson's One Nation|One Nation]] (2),<br/>[[United Australia Party (2013)|United Australia]] (1)
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:center;"|Single transferable vote<br/>(Optional preferential voting)
|}

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