2007 Australian Senate election

2007 Australian federal election
(Senate)

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40 of the 76 seats in the Australian Senate
39 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nick Minchin Chris Evans Bob Brown
Party Liberal/National Coalition Labor Greens
Leader since 27 January 2006 22 October 2004 28 November 2005
Leader's seat South Australia Western Australia Tasmania
Seats before 39 28 4
Seats won 18 18 3
Seats after 37 32 5
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 5,055,095 5,101,200 1,144,751
Percentage 39.94% 40.30% 9.04%
Swing Decrease 5.15% Increase 5.28% Increase 1.38%

Senators elected in the 2007 federal election

Leader of the Senate before election

Nick Minchin
Liberal/National coalition

Elected Leader of the Senate

Chris Evans
Labor

The following tables show state-by-state results in the Australian Senate at the 2007 federal election, 37 Coalition (32 Liberal, four National, one CLP), 32 Labor, five Green, one Family First, and one independent, Nick Xenophon.[1] Senators are elected for six-year terms, and took their seats from 1 July 2008, but senators representing the territories have three-year terms and take their seats immediately.