THE SENATE RACE
* 40 seats are up for grabs at the half-Senate election
* Six senators are being elected in each state and two in each territory
QUEENSLAND
Five sitting senators are up for re-election:
Matt Canavan (Nationals) – Returned
Anthony Chisholm (Labor) – May be returned
Pauline Hanson (One Nation) – May be returned
James McGrath (Liberal) – Returned
Amanda Stoker (Liberal) – May be returned
Murray Watt (Labor) – Returned
Possible result: LNP three seats, Labor two, with the final seat unclear.
The Greens’ Penny Allman-Payne is in the running.
NSW
Four sitting senators up for re-election:
Jenny McAllister (Labor) – Returned
Jim Molan (Liberal) – Unlikely to be returned
Deb O’Neill (Labor) – Returned
Marise Payne (Liberal) – Returned
Ross Cadell (Nationals) – Elected
Possible result: Liberal two, Nationals one, Labor two, Greens’ David Shoebridge or Labor’s Shireen Morris taking the sixth seat.
VICTORIA
Five sitting senators up for re-election:
Sarah Handerson (Liberal) – Returned
Bridget McKenzie (Nationals) – Returned
Greg Mirabella (Liberal) – May be returned
Jana Stewart (Labor) – Returned
Lidia Thorpe (Greens) – Returned
Linda White (Labor) – Elected
Possible result: Liberal two, Nationals one, Labor two (union leader Linda White taking the second seat), Greens one.
WA
Six senators seeking re-election:
Michaelia Cash (Liberal) – Returned
Dorinda Cox (Greens) – Returned
Sue Lines (Labor) – Returned
Ben Small (Liberal) – May be returned
Dean Smith (Liberal) – Returned
Glenn Sterle (Labor) – Returned
Possible result: Liberal three, Labor two, Greens one
SA
Six senators seeking re-election:
Simon Birmingham (Liberal) – Returned
Don Farrell (Labor) – Returned
Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance) – Unlikely to be returned
Andrew McLachlan (Liberal) – Returned
Rex Patrick (Independent) – Unlikely to be returned
Penny Wong (Labor) – Returned
Possible result: Liberal two, Labor two, with the final two seats being a race between Liberal Kerrynne Liddle, the Greens’ Barbara Pocock and Patrick.
TASMANIA
Six senators seeking re-election:
Eric Abetz (Liberal) – May be returned
Wendy Askew (Liberal) – Returned
Jonathon Duniam (Liberal) – Returned
Helen Polley (Labor) – May be returned
Anne Urquhart (Labor) – Returned
Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens) – Returned
Possible result: Liberal three, Labor two, Greens one.
ACT
Two senators seeking re-election:
Katy Gallagher (Labor) – Returned
Zed Seselja (Liberal) – Unlikely to be returned
Former Wallaby David Pocock running as an independent. Could overtake the Liberal Party as more votes are counted.
Possible result: Labor one, Independent one.
NT
Two senators seeking re-election:
Malarndirri McCarthy (Labor) – Returned
Sam McMahon (Liberal Democrats, but was elected last time as a Country Liberal) – Unlikely to be returned
Country Liberal Party’s Jacinta Nampijinpa Price – Likely to be elected as the second senator
Possible result: Labor one, CLP one.