Results of the Australian federal election, 2001 (Senate)

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 2001 federal election. Senators total 34 coalition (31 Liberal, two coalition National, one CLP), 28 Labor, two Green, one non-coalition National, eight Democrats, two Independents 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.

Australia

Senate (STV GV) — Turnout 95.20% (CV) — Informal 3.89%[3]
Party Votes % Swing Seats won Total seats Change
  Liberal/National Coalition 4,641,477 39.92 +4.10 19 34 0
  Australian Labor Party 3,990,997 34.42 -2.99 14 28 0
  Australian Democrats 843,130 7.25 -1.20 4 8 -1
  One Nation 644,364 5.54 -3.44 0 1 0
  Australian Greens 574,543 4.94 +2.22 2 2 +1
  National Party of Australia (Qld, WA) 222,860 1.92 +0.06 1 0 0
  Christian Democratic Party 129,966 1.12 +0.03 0 0 0
  liberals for forests 87,672 0.75 * 0 0 0
  Progressive Labour Party 76,150 0.65 * 0 0 0
  Democratic Labor Party 66,547 0.57 +0.30 0 0 0
  Help End Marijuana Prohibition 63,648 0.55 * 0 0 0
  No GST Party 50,053 0.43 +0.29 0 0 0
  Unity Party 30,193 0.26 -0.57 0 0 0
  The Fishing Party 27,591 0.24 * 0 0 0
  Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party 23,767 0.20 * 0 0 0
  Australians Against Further Immigration 21,012 0.18 +0.11 0 0 0
  Republican Party of Australia 9,939 0.09 +0.08 0 0 0
  Citizens Electoral Council 8,896 0.08 +0.00 0 0 0
  Reform the Legal System 8,199 0.07 * 0 0 0
  Our Common Future 5,358 0.05 * 0 0 0
  Nuclear Disarmament Party 4,596 0.04 -0.05 0 0 0
  Non-Custodial Parents Party 4,071 0.04 +0.04 0 0 0
  Tasmania First Party 3,895 0.03 -0.01 0 0 0
  Curtin Labor Alliance 3,494 0.03 * 0 0 0
  Hope Party Australia 2,947 0.03 * 0 0 0
  Advance Australia Party 1,936 0.02 * 0 0 0
  Taxi Operators' Political Service 670 0.01 * 0 0 0
  Other 79,834 0.69 +0.39 0 2 0
  Total 11,627,529     40 76

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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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. Mich 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
AAFI 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
CEC 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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 Susan Knowles   Liberal
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
WA Nationals 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
CEC 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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*
1998 4 Brian Gibson   Liberal
1998 5 Kay Denman   Labor
1998 6 Brian Harradine   Independent
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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
Australian federal election, 2001: 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
CEC 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

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