Antony Green’s Election Guide
Senate – New South Wales
Senators Facing Election (Elected 2007)
| Party | Senators |
|---|---|
| Labor (3) | Doug Cameron, Bob Carr, Ursula Stephens |
| Liberal (2) | Marise Payne, Arthur Sinodinos |
| National (1) | John Williams |
(Senators elected November 2007, term commenced 1 July 2008, expires 30 June 2014)
Continuing Senators (Elected 2010)
| Party | Senators |
|---|---|
| Labor (2) | John Faulkner plus one vacancy |
| Liberal (2) | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Bill Heffernan |
| National (1) | Fiona Nash |
| Greens (1) | Lee Rhiannon |
(Senators elected August 2010, term commenced 1 July 2011, expires 30 June 2017)
Changes/Retirements
Labor Senator Mark Arbib resigned in February 2012 to be replaced by Bob Carr. Liberal Senator Helen Coonan resigned in August 2011 to be replaced by Arthur Sinodinos. Labor Senator Matt Thistlewaite has resigned to contested Kingsford Smith at the 2013 election. His seat is currently vacant.
Group Voting Tickets and Senate Calculator
Group voting tickets and Senate calculators will be available after they are released around 19 August.
Summary of Past Results
| Election | Percentage of Vote | Seats Won | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Vacancies) | ALP | L/NP | DEM | GRN | ONP | OTH | ALP | L/NP | DEM | GRN | OTH |
| 1977 (5) | 40.1 | 43.3 | 8.3 | .. | .. | 8.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1980 (5) | 44.7 | 41.9 | 6.9 | .. | .. | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1983 (10) | 47.4 | 38.1 | 8.6 | .. | .. | 5.9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1984 (7) | 41.6 | 37.0 | 7.3 | .. | .. | 14.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1987 (12) | 42.4 | 40.4 | 9.1 | 1.0 | .. | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 1990 (6) | 40.6 | 38.4 | 11.8 | 2.9 | .. | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1993 (6) | 46.9 | 38.9 | 4.9 | 3.4 | .. | 5.9 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1996 (6) | 37.2 | 41.4 | 9.5 | 2.7 | .. | 9.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1998 (6) | 38.7 | 36.6 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 2001 (6) | 33.5 | 41.8 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
| 2004 (6) | 36.4 | 44.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 2007 (6) | 42.1 | 39.3 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 2010 (6) | 36.5 | 39.0 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Notes: In 1984, Peter Garrett for the Nuclear Disarmament Party recorded 9.7% of the vote. At the 1987 election, the Nuclear Disarmament Party won the 12th Senate vacancy, even though they recorded only 1.0% of the vote
| Candidate Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| ALP | Australian Labor Party | |
| CARR, Bob | Australian Labor Party | |
| CAMERON, Doug | Australian Labor Party | |
| STEPHENS, Ursula | Australian Labor Party | |
| L/NP | Liberal/National Coalition | |
| PAYNE, Marise | Liberal Party | |
| WILLIAMS, John | The Nationals | |
| SINODINOS, Arthur | Liberal Party | |
| HAY, Alan | The Nationals | |
| CAMERON, Carolyn | Liberal Party | |
| CAMERON, Angus | Liberal Party | |
| GRN | Greens | |
| FAEHRMANN, Cate | The Greens | |
| CDP | Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile group) | |
| PEEBLES, Robyn | Christian Democrats | |
| LIONS, Deborah | Christian Democrats | |
| RAHME, Peter | Christian Democrats | |
| FRASER, Caroline | Christian Democrats | |
| CLIFFORD, Ross | Christian Democrats | |
| KAP | Katter’s Australian Party | |
| MAILLER , Peter | Katter’s Australian Party | |
| MAKA, Anthony | Katter’s Australian Party | |
| PUP | Palmer United Australia | |
| ADAMSON, Matt | Palmer United Australia | |
| WRIGHTSON , Suellen | Palmer United Australia | |
| FFP | Family First | |
| ROSSITER, Fiona | Family First | |
| DLP | Democratic Labour Party | |
| MCCAFFREY, Simon | Democratic Labour Party | |
| HANNA, Daniel | Democratic Labour Party | |
| ONP | One Nation | |
| HANSON, Pauline | One Nation | |
| MCCULLOCH, Kate | One Nation | |
| PLUMB, Aaron | One Nation | |
| AJP | Animal Justice Party | |
| PEARSON, Mark | Animal Justice Party | |
| VICKERS, Kate | Animal Justice Party | |
| SPP | Stable Population Party | |
| BOURKE, William | Stable Population Party | |
| SPIKE, Kris | Stable Population Party | |
| AIN | Australian Independents | |
| TANKS, Bradley | Australian Independents | |
| PALMER, Ray | Australian Independents | |
| HIRST, Stephen | Australian Independents | |
| DLR | Drug Law Reform | |
| TRIMINGHAM, Tony | Drug Law Reform | |
| HUNT, Miles | Drug Law Reform | |
| HMP | Help End Marijuana Prohibition | |
| FUTTER, BJ | Help End Marijuana Prohibition | |
| OLBOURNE, Jason | Help End Marijuana Prohibition | |
| SPA | Secular Party | |
| BRYCE, Ian | Secular Party | |
| OWEN, Christopher | Secular Party | |
| VEP | Voluntary Euthansia Party | |
| HIGSON, Shayne | Voluntary Euthanasia | |
| WKP | Wikileaks Party | |
| TRANTER, Kellie | Wikileaks Party | |
| BROINOWSKI, Alison | Wikileaks Party | |
Antony Green
Antony Green is the ABC’s election analyst.
Antony has worked on every federal, state and territory election since his first election with the ABC in Queensland in 1989.
He has appeared regularly on camera since the 1993 Federal election, when he was the first to call the return of the Keating government.
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