2001 Australian Senate election

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
Popular vote 4,641,477 3,990,997
Percentage 39.92% 34.42%
Swing 4.10% 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 1 1
Popular vote 843,130 574,543
Percentage 7.25% 4.94%
Swing 1.20% 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

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  and one One Nation. Senator terms are six years (three for territories), and took their seats from 1 July 2002, except the territories who took their seats immediately.

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