The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories. It shares the power to make laws with the other House of the Parliament, the House of Representatives.

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Senators

A senator is a member of the Australian Senate, elected to represent a state or territory. There are 76 senators, 12 from each state and two each from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

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Senate composition

The below is a representation of the composition of the Senate by political party affiliation.

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Party Senators
Australian Labor Party (government) 24
Coalition (opposition) 30
Australian Greens 11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation 2
Jacqui Lambie Network 1
United Australia Party 1
Independents 6
as at 28/03/2025