2001 Australian Senate election

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 2001 federal election. Senators total 35 coalition (31 Liberal, three National, one CLP), 28 Labor, two Green, eight Democrats, two Independents [lower-alpha 1] and one One Nation.[1][2] Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 2002, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

2001 Australian Senate elections
10 November 2001
40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Hill John Faulkner
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor
Leader since 3 April 1990 19 March 1996
Leader's seat South Australia New South Wales
Seats before 35 28
Seats after 35 28
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 4,641,477 3,990,997
Percentage 39.92% 34.42%
Swing Increase 4.10% Decrease 2.99%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Natasha Stott Despoja None
Party Democrats Greens
Leader since 6 April 2001
Leader's seat South Australia None
Seats before 9 1
Seats won 4 2
Seats after 8 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 843,130 574,543
Percentage 7.25% 4.94%
Swing Decrease 1.20% Increase 2.22%
Senators elected in the 2001 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election

Robert Hill
Liberal/National coalition

 Elected Leader of the Senate

Robert Hill
Liberal/National coalition


2001 Australian federal election
National results
State and territory results

Australia
Senate (STV GV) — Turnout 95.20% (CV) — Informal 3.89%[3]
Party Votes  % Swing Seats won Total seats Change
  Liberal/National Coalition
  Liberal/National joint ticket 2,776,052 23.87 +2.00 6 11 Steady
  Liberal 1,824,745 15.69 +2.06 12 22 Steady
  National 222,860 1.92 +0.06 1 1 Steady
  Country Liberal 40,680 0.35 +0.03 1 1 Steady
Coalition total 4,863,337 41.83 +4.15 20 35 Steady
  Labor 3,990,997 34.32 -2.99 14 28 [lower-alpha 1] Steady
  Democrats 843,130 7.25 -1.20 4 8 Decrease 1
  One Nation 644,364 5.54 -3.44 0 1 Steady
  Greens 574,543 4.94 +2.22 2 2 Increase 1
Total 11,627,529     40 76
Invalid/blank votes 470,515 3.9
Turnout 12,098,320 95.7
Registered voters 12,636,631
Source: Federal Elections 1998

New South Wales
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Helen Coonan   Liberal
2001 2 Ursula Stephens   Labor
2001 3 Sandy Macdonald   National
2001 4 George Campbell   Labor
2001 5 Marise Payne   Liberal
2001 6 Kerry Nettle   Greens
1998
1998 1 Steve Hutchins   Labor
1998 2 Bill Heffernan   Liberal
1998 3 John Faulkner   Labor
1998 4 John Tierney   Liberal
1998 5 Aden Ridgeway   Democrats
1998 6 Michael Forshaw   Labor
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 554,207
Coalition 1. Helen Coonan (Lib) (elected 1)
2. Sandy Macdonald (Nat) (elected 3)
3. Marise Payne (Lib) (elected 5)
4. Fiona Nash (Nat)
5. Scot MacDonald (Lib)
6. Terence Tang (Lib)		 1,620,235 41.76 +3.3
Labor 1. Ursula Stephens (elected 2)
2. George Campbell (elected 4)
3. Warren Mundine
4. Joanna Woods		 1,299,488 33.50 -5.0
Democrats 1. Vicki Bourne
2. Joanne Yates
3. Craig Chung
4. Caroline Mayfield
5. Janine Prince
6. Julian Evans		 240,867 6.21 -1.1
One Nation 1. Don McKinnon
2. Rick Putra
3. Carol Deeney		 216,522 5.58 -4.0
Greens 1. Kerry Nettle (elected 6)
2. John Kaye
3. Jan Davis
4. James Ryan		 169,139 4.36 +2.3
Christian Democrats 1. George Capsis
2. Kevin Hume		 72,697 1.87 +0.4
Progressive Labour 1. Klaas Woldring
2. Shona Lee		 68,483 1.77 +1.8
HEMP 1. Michael Balderstone
2. Don Fuggle		 35,526 0.92 +0.9
Fishing Party 1. Robert Smith
2. David Wiseman		 27,591 0.71 +0.7
No GST 1. Mick Gallagher
2. Charles Martin		 25,734 0.66 +0.5
Lower Excise Fuel 1. David O'Loughlin
2. Paul Freeman		 23,767 0.61 +0.6
Against Further Immigration 1. David Kitson
2. Edwin Woodger		 21,012 0.54 +0.3
Unity 1. Thang Ngo
2. Robert McLeod		 19,731 0.51 -1.1
Legal System Reform 1. Denise Greenaway
2. Valerie Armstrong		 8,199 0.21 +0.2
Our Common Future 1. Helen Caldicott
2. Ted Potts		 5,358 0.14 +0.1
Republican 1. Kerry McNally
2. Tom Jordan		 5,101 0.13 +0.1
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Michael Denborough
2. Yvonne Francis		 4,596 0.12 -0.1
Non-Custodial Parents 1. Andy Thompson
2. Annette McKeegan		 4,071 0.10 +0.1
Group L 1. Lex Stewart
2. John Stewart		 2,402 0.06 +0.06
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Robert Butler
2. Clenys Collins		 2,370 0.06 +0.0
Advance Australia 1. Rex Connor
2. Robert Astridge
3. Shirley Guy		 1,936 0.05 +0.05
Group U 1. Pip Hinman
2. Ian Rintoul		 1,364 0.04 +0.04
Group N 1. Warren Smith
2. Geoff Lawler
3. Dora Anthony		 1,241 0.03 +0.03
Independent Beverly Baker 971 0.03 +0.03
Independent F Ivor 703 0.02 +0.02
Independent Jack Lord 237 0.01 +0.01
Independent Walter Tinyow 102 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 3,879,443 96.46 -0.23
Informal votes 142,281 3.54 +0.23
Turnout 4,021,724 95.66 -0.68

Victoria
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Richard Alston   Liberal
2001 2 Robert Ray   Labor
2001 3 Rod Kemp   Liberal
2001 4 Gavin Marshall   Labor
2001 5 Kay Patterson   Liberal
2001 6 Lyn Allison   Democrats
1998
1998 1 Stephen Conroy   Labor
1998 2 Judith Troeth   Liberal
1998 3 Kim Carr   Labor
1998 4 Julian McGauran   National
1998 5 Jacinta Collins   Labor
1998 6 Tsebin Tchen   Liberal
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 416,896
Coalition 1. Richard Alston (Lib) (elected 1)
2. Rod Kemp (Lib) (elected 3)
3. Kay Patterson (Lib) (elected 5)
4. Tim Hawker (Nat)
5. Dino de Marchi (Lib)
6. Duc-Dung Tran (Lib)		 1,155,817 39.61 +1.8
Labor 1. Robert Ray (elected 2)
2. Gavin Marshall (elected 4)
3. Ted Murphy
4. Robert Chong		 1,073,632 36.79 -3.7
Democrats 1. Lyn Allison (elected 6)
2. Pierre Harcourt
3. David Wark
4. Simone Alesich		 228,212 7.82 -2.0
Greens 1. Scott Kinnear
2. Eleisha Mullane
3. Dinesh Mathew
4. Liz Conor		 174,756 4.36 +3.5
One Nation 1. Robyn Spencer
2. Neville McIntyre		 71,598 2.45 -1.6
Liberals for Forests 1. Suresh Pathy
2. John Lugg		 70,134 2.40 +2.4
Democratic Labor 1. John Mulholland
2. Pat Crea
3. Gail King
4. Rosemary Maurus
5. Ken Wells		 66,547 2.28 +0.0
Group C 1. Phil Cleary
2. Eileen Zombolas		 36,142 1.24 +1.24
Christian Democrats 1. Murray Graham
2. Arnold Jago		 17,155 0.59 +0.1
Unity 1. Wellington Lee
2. Diana Wolowski
3. Bill Cope (academic)		 9,651 0.33 -0.4
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Noelene Isherwood
2. Robert Barwick		 2,660 0.09 +0.1
Group J 1. A.T. Baker
2. Pam Barber		 2,585 0.09 +0.09
Hope 1. Tim Petherbridge
2. Lee-Anne Poynton		 2,581 0.09 +0.1
Group Q 1. Alison Thorne
2. Sarah Peart
3. Tony Dewberry		 1,730 0.06 +0.06
Group F 1. Steve Raskovy
2. Elizabeth Kennedy		 1,496 0.05 +0.05
Group E 1. Joseph Toscano
2. Stephen Reghenzani		 1,391 0.05 +0.05
Group N 1. Craig Davis
2. Donna Brocas		 700 0.02 +0.02
Independent Daniel Flood 589 0.02 +0.02
Independent Isaac Gnieslaw 559 0.02 +0.02
Independent Richard Maslowski 105 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 2,918,267 94.40 -1.82
Informal votes 173,141 5.60 +1.82
Turnout 3,091,408 96.04 -0.55

Queensland
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Ian Macdonald   Liberal
2001 2 John Hogg   Labor
2001 3 John Herron   Liberal
2001 4 Claire Moore   Labor
2001 5 Andrew Bartlett   Democrats
2001 6 Ron Boswell   National
1998
1998 1 Jan McLucas   Labor
2000* 2 George Brandis   Liberal
1999† 3 Len Harris   One Nation
1998 4 Joe Ludwig   Labor
1998 5 Brett Mason   Liberal
2001‡ 6 John Cherry   Democrats
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 307,154
Liberal 1. Ian Macdonald (elected 1)
2. John Herron (elected 3)
3. Russell Trood
4. Deborah Kember		 750,416 34.90 +9.0
Labor 1. John Hogg (elected 2)
2. Claire Moore (elected 4)
3. Brenda Gibbs		 682,239 31.73 -0.9
One Nation 1. Pauline Hanson
2. Trevor Hansen
3. Morrie Marsden
4. John Slack-Smith		 215,400 10.02 -4.8
National 1. Ron Boswell (elected 6)
2. Pam Stallman
3. Barnaby Joyce		 196,845 9.16 -0.3
Democrats 1. Andrew Bartlett (elected 5)
2. Liz Oss-Emer
3. Megan Bathurst		 143,942 6.69 -1.0
Greens 1. Sarah Moles
2. Desiree Mahoney
3. Mark Taylor		 71,102 3.31 +1.2
HEMP 1. Nigel Freemarijuana
2. Guy Freemarijuana		 28,122 1.31 +1.3
No GST 1. David Ettridge
2. Richard Gooch		 24,319 1.13 -1.0
Christian Democrats 1. Kerry Blackman
2. Geoffrey Bullock		 22,703 1.06 -0.3
Group A 1. Sam Watson
2. Karen Fletcher		 8,553 0.40 +0.40
Republican 1. John Pyke
2. Malcolm Simpson		 2,553 0.12 +0.1
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Danny Hope
2. Nick Contarino		 2,226 0.10 +0.10
Independent Derek Rosborough 700 0.03 +0.03
Independent Phillip Riley 263 0.01 +0.01
Independent George Szentes 180 0.01 +0.01
Independent Oni Kirwin 173 0.01 +0.01
Independent Anthony Melrose 105 0.01 +0.01
Independent John Jones 86 0.01 +0.01
Independent David Howse 78 0.01 +0.01
Independent Walter Philippi 72 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 2,150,077 97.05 +0.09
Informal votes 65,450 2.95 -0.09
Turnout 2,215,527 95.23 +0.33

Western Australia
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Alan Eggleston   Liberal
2001 2 Mark Bishop   Labor
2001 3 David Johnston   Liberal
2001 4 Ruth Webber   Labor
2001 5 Ross Lightfoot   Liberal
2001 6 Andrew Murray   Democrats
1998
1998 1 Chris Ellison   Liberal
1998 2 Peter Cook   Labor
1998 3 Ian Campbell   Liberal
1998 4 Chris Evans   Labor
1998 5 Brian Greig   Democrats
1998 6 Sue Knowles   Liberal
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 157,933
Liberal 1. Alan Eggleston (elected 1)
2. David Johnston (elected 3)
3. Ross Lightfoot (elected 5)
4. Winston Crane
5. Kim Keogh
6. Nigel Hallett		 443,597 40.13 +1.7
Labor 1. Mark Bishop (elected 2)
2. Ruth Webber (elected 4)
3. Mark Cuomo
4. Gavin Waugh		 377,547 34.15 -0.4
One Nation 1. Graeme Campbell
2. Gerry Kenworthy
3. Marye Daniels
4. Peter David		 77,757 7.03 -3.0
Democrats 1. Andrew Murray (elected 6)
2. Helen Hodgson
3. Damian Meyer		 64,773 5.86 -0.5
Greens 1. Rachel Siewert
2. Lee Bell
3. Paul Smith
4. Jenna Zed		 64,736 5.86 +0.2
National 1. Hendy Cowan
2. Margaret Day		 26,015 2.35 +1.2
Liberals for Forests 1. Liz Davenport
2. Arthur Harris		 15,646 1.42 +1.4
Christian Democrats 1. Justin Moseley
2. Kerry Watterson		 13,809 1.25 +0.4
Progressive Labour 1. Eddie Hwang
2. Nicholas Chin		 7,667 0.69 +0.7
Group A 1. Jim Dalton
2. Kate Dalton		 4,495 0.41 +0.4
Curtin Labor Alliance 1. Adrian Bennett
2. June Bennett		 3,494 0.32 +0.3
Group B 1. Geoff Taylor
2. Henry Sheil		 1,631 0.15 +0.2
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Jean Robertson
2. John Watson		 1,243 0.11 +0.0
Unity 1. Eddie Hwang
2. Nicholas Chin		 811 0.07 -1.0
Independent Jennifer Lee 804 0.07 +0.1
Taxi Operators 1. Alan Bateson
2. Ramon Kennedy		 670 0.06 +0.06
Group K 1. Frank Nesci
2. Renu Schneider		 532 0.05 +0.05
Group M 1. Clarrie Isaacs
2. Daniel Watson		 302 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 1,105,529 96.42 -0.63
Informal votes 41,025 3.58 +0.63
Turnout 1,146,554 95.04 -0.78

South Australia
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Robert Hill   Liberal
2001 2 Penny Wong   Labor
2001 3 Jeannie Ferris   Liberal
2001 4 Linda Kirk   Labor
2001 5 Grant Chapman   Liberal
2001 6 Natasha Stott Despoja   Democrats
1998
1998 1 Amanda Vanstone   Liberal
1998 2 Nick Bolkus   Labor
1998 3 Nick Minchin   Liberal
1998 4 John Quirke   Labor
1998 5 Meg Lees   Democrats
1998 6 Alan Ferguson   Liberal
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 138,146
Liberal 1. Robert Hill (elected 1)
2. Jeannie Ferris (elected 3)
3. Grant Chapman (elected 5)
4. Michelle Lensink		 440,537 45.53 +5.0
Labor 1. Penny Wong (elected 2)
2. Linda Kirk (elected 4)
3. Chris Schacht		 321,551 33.23 -1.3
Democrats 1. Natasha Stott Despoja (elected 6)
2. Jeff Heath
3. Michael Pilling
4. Haroon Hassan		 122,195 12.63 +0.3
One Nation 1. Neil Russell-Taylor
2. Colin Gibson		 44,080 4.56 -5.0
Greens 1. Cate Faehrmann
2. Jim Douglas		 33,439 3.46 +1.3
Republican 1. Patrick Crozier
2. Robert Easson		 1,917 0.20 +0.20
Group D 1. Kathy Newnam
2. Lisa Lines		 1,171 0.12 +0.12
Group G 1. Kerry Harte
2. Colin Phillips		 886 0.09 +0.09
Group F 1. Mark Aldridge
2. Helen Aldridge		 750 0.08 +0.08
Independent Kym Fishlock 596 0.06 +0.06
Independent Nicholas McShane 309 0.03 +0.03
Citizens Electoral Council Ervyn Behn 106 0.01 +0.00
Total formal votes 967,015 96.94 -0.25
Informal votes 30,561 3.06 +0.25
Turnout 997,576 96.22 -0.58

Tasmania
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Paul Calvert   Liberal
2001 2 Sue Mackay   Labor
2001 3 John Watson   Liberal
2001 4 Nick Sherry   Labor
2001 5 Bob Brown   Greens
2001 6 Richard Colbeck   Liberal
1998
1998 1 Kerry O'Brien   Labor
1998 2 Eric Abetz   Liberal
1998 3 Shayne Murphy   Independent [lower-alpha 1]
1998 4 Brian Gibson   Liberal
1998 5 Kay Denman   Labor
1998 6 Brian Harradine   Independent
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 44,095
Liberal 1. Paul Calvert (elected 1)
2. John Watson (elected 3)
3. Richard Colbeck (elected 6)		 119,720 38.79 +6.1
Labor 1. Sue Mackay (elected 2)
2. Nick Sherry (elected 4)
3. Catryna Bilyk		 113,709 36.84 -4.6
Greens Bob Brown (elected 5) 42,568 13.79 +8.0
Democrats 1. Debbie Butler
2. Brendan Toohey		 14,273 4.62 +0.7
One Nation 1. Bronwyn Boag
2. Peter Stokes		 10,169 3.29 -0.4
Tasmania First 1. Merilyn Crack
2. David Jackson
3. John Presser		 3,895 1.26 -0.2
Liberals for Forests 1. Peter Pullinger
2. Michael Thomas		 1,892 0.61 +0.6
Independent Eric Lockett 464 0.15 +0.1
Group D 1. Stephen Bonner
2. Geoff Howard		 414 0.13 +0.1
Group G 1. Alex Bainbridge
2. Sarah Cleary		 389 0.13 +0.1
Republican 1. Peter Consandine
2. Bert Lawatsch		 368 0.12 +0.0
Hope 1. James Bristow
2. Shamara Petherbridge-de Tissera		 368 0.12 +0.12
Independent Helen Lane 268 0.09 +0.09
Independent John Marmarinos 85 0.03 +0.03
Citizens Electoral Council Rob Larner 82 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 308,662 96.71 -0.23
Informal votes 10,493 3.29 +0.23
Turnout 319,155 96.83 +0.37

Territories

Australian Capital Territory
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Kate Lundy   Labor
2001 2 Margaret Reid   Liberal
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 68,492
Labor 1. Kate Lundy (elected 1)
2. Robin Poke		 86,331 42.02 -1.0
Liberal 1. Margaret Reid (elected 2)
2. Bill Hanlon		 70,475 34.30 +3.0
Democrats 1. Wayne Sievers
2. Roslyn Dundas		 22,072 10.74 -6.2
Greens 1. Gary Corr
2. Felicity Fahey		 14,825 7.22 +4.0
One Nation 1. Don Tarlinton
2. Ted Tarlinton		 4,485 2.18 -2.2
Christian Democrats 1. Ian McClure
2. Tim Janes		 3,602 1.25 +0.8
Independent Ken Helm 3,580 1.74 +1.74
Citizens Electoral Council James Arnold 104 0.05 +0.05
Total formal votes 205,474 97.66 -0.37
Informal votes 4,924 2.34 +0.37
Turnout 210,398 95.69 -0.62

Northern Territory
Elected # Senator Party
2001 1 Nigel Scullion   CLP
2001 2 Trish Crossin   Labor
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 31,021
Country Liberal 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1)
2. John Lopes		 40,680 43.71 +4.9
Labor 1. Trish Crossin (elected 2)
2. Olga Havnen		 36,500 39.22 -2.0
Democrats 1. David Curtis
2. Joe Faggion		 6,796 7.30 +2.8
One Nation 1. Rob Phillips
2. Jim King		 4,353 4.68 -4.6
Greens 1. Melanie Ross
2. Charlotte McCabe		 3,978 4.27 +0.2
Group D 1. June Mills
2. Gary Meyerhoff		 650 0.70 +0.70
Citizens Electoral Council Peter Flynn 105 0.11 +0.11
Total formal votes 93,062 97.24 -0.76
Informal votes 1,901 2.76 +0.76
Turnout 95,702 86.20 -4.40

See also

Notes
  1. Shayne Murphy had resigned from the Labor Party on 2 October 2001 and served out the rest of his term as an independent.

References
  1. "Current and Prospective Senate Membership". AustralianPolitics.com. December 2001. Archived from the original on 20 July 2002.
  2. "Senators Elected (1998)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. "2001 Senate national summary". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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