1990 Australian Senate election

1990 Australian Senate elections
24 March 1990
40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fred Chaney (retired) John Button
Party Liberal–National Coalition Labor
Leader since 11 March 1983 7 November 1980
Leader's seat Western Australia Victoria
Seats before 34 32
Seats after 34 32
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 4,162,633 3,813,547
Percentage 41.92% 38.41%
Swing 0.12% 4.42%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Janine Haines None
Party Democrats Greens
Leader since 18 August 1986
Leader's seat South Australia None
Seats before 7 0
Seats won 1
Seats after 8 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,253,807 208,157
Percentage 12.63% 2.10%
Swing 4.15% 1.66%
Senators elected in the 1990 federal election
Leader of the Senate before election

John Button
Labor

 Elected Leader of the Senate

John Button
Labor

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 1990 federal election. Senators total 31 coalition (29 Liberal, one coalition National, one CLP), 32 Labor, one WA Green, three non-coalition National, eight Democrats, and one independent. Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 1990, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

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