| Election |
Party |
NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas |
NT |
ACT |
Aust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 |
ALP |
. . |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
8 |
| PROT |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
11 |
|
| FT |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
17 |
|
| 1903 |
ALP |
. . |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
14 |
| PROT |
. . |
4 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
8 |
|
| FT |
6 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
12 |
|
| IND |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 1906 |
ALP |
. . |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
15 |
| PROT |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| A-S |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
15 |
|
| IND |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 1910 |
ALP |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
23 |
| LP |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
13 |
|
| . . |
. . |
|||||||||
| 1913 |
ALP |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
29 |
| LP |
3 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| 1914 |
ALP |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
31 |
| LP |
2 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| 1917 |
ALP |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
12 |
| NAT |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
24 |
|
| 1919 |
ALP |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
| NAT |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
35 |
|
| 1922 |
ALP |
3 |
3 |
. . |
3 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
12 |
| NAT |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
24 |
|
| 1925 |
ALP |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
8 |
| NAT |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
24 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| 1928 |
ALP |
3 |
1 |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
| NAT |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
25 |
|
| CP |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| 1931 |
ALP |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
10 |
| UAP |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
22 |
|
| CP |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| 1934 |
ALP |
. . |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
| UAP |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
26 |
|
| CP |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| 1937 |
ALP |
4 |
3 |
3 |
. . |
3 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
16 |
| UAP |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
16 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| 1940 |
ALP |
6 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
3 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
17 |
| UAP |
. . |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
16 |
|
| CP |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
|
| 1943 |
ALP |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
22 |
| UAP |
. . |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
12 |
|
| CP |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
Senate compositions 1901–2007 continued
| Election |
Party |
NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas |
NT |
ACT |
Aust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |
ALP |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
33 |
| LP |
. . |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| CP |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1949 |
ALP |
6 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
34 |
| LP |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
21 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| 1951 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
28 |
| LP |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
26 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
| 1953 |
ALP |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
29 |
| LP |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
. . |
. . |
26 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| 1955 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
28 |
| LP |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
24 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
| DLP |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 1958 |
ALP |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
26 |
| LP |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
25 |
|
| CP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| DLP |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 1961 |
ALP |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
28 |
| LP |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
24 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
| DLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1964 |
ALP |
5 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
27 |
| LP |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
23 |
|
| CP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| DLP |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1967 |
ALP |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
27 |
| LP |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
21 |
|
| CP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| DLP |
. . |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1970 |
ALP |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
26 |
| LP |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
21 |
|
| CP |
. . |
1 |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| DLP |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
3 |
|
| 1974 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
. . |
. . |
29 |
| LP |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
23 |
|
| CP |
1 |
1 |
3 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
| LM |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
Senate compositions 1901–2007 continued
| Election |
Party |
NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas |
NT |
ACT |
Aust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |
ALP |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
| LP |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
27 |
|
| NCP |
1 |
2 |
3 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| LM |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1977 |
ALP |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
| LP |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
29 |
|
| NCP |
1 |
1 |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1980 |
ALP |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
| LP |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
27 |
|
| NCP |
1 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1983 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
| LP |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
23 |
|
| NP |
1 |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1984 |
ALP |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
27 |
|
| NP |
1 |
. . |
4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| NDP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1987 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
32 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
27 |
|
| NP |
1 |
1 |
4 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
6 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| NDP |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 1990 |
ALP |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
32 |
| LP |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
29 |
|
| NP |
1 |
. . |
3 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
8 |
|
| GRN |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
Senate compositions 1901–2007 continued
| Election |
Party |
NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas |
NT |
ACT |
Aust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |
ALP |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
| LP |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
30 |
|
| NP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| GRN |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1996 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
31 |
|
| NP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
7 |
|
| GRN |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 1998 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
31 |
|
| NP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
9 |
|
| GRN |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| ON |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 2001 |
ALP |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
28 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
31 |
|
| NP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
3 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
8 |
|
| GRN |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| ON |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
2 |
|
| 2004 |
ALP |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
28 |
| LP |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
. . |
1 |
33 |
|
| NP |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| DEM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
||
| GRN |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| FFP |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| 2007 |
ALP |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
32 |
| LP |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
. . |
1 |
32 |
|
| NP |
2 |
. . |
2 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
4 |
|
| CLP |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
1 |
|
| GRN |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. . |
. . |
5 |
|
| FFP |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
|
| IND |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
. . |
. . |
. . |
. . |
1 |
Note: Composition of the Senate after the Senators elected at the election shown have taken up their seats.