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Party Representation in the Senate Since 1901
Election Govt(a)
ALP
FT
PROT
LIB
NAT
CP
UAP
Others(b)
Total
29/30.3.1901 PROT
8
17
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
36
1.1.1904 PROT
14
12
8
-
-
-
-
-
2
36
1.1.1907 PROT
15
12
6
-
-
-
-
-
3
36
1.7.1910 ALP
23
-
-
13(c)
-
-
-
-
-
36
1.7.1913 LIB
29
-
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
36
5.9.1914 ALP
31
-
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
36
1.7.1917 NAT
12
-
-
-
24
-
-
-
-
36
1.7.1920 NAT
1
-
-
-
35
-
-
-
-
36
1.7.1923 NAT/CP
12
-
-
-
24
-
-
-
-
36
1.7.1926 NAT/CP
8
-
-
-
25
3
-
-
-
36
1.7.1929 NAT/CP
7
-
-
-
24
5
-
-
-
36
1.7.1932 UAP
10
-
-
-
-
5
21
-
-
36
1.7.1935 UAP/CP
3
-
-
-
-
7
26
-
-
36
1.7.1938 UAP/CP
16
-
-
-
-
4
16
-
-
36
1.7.1941 UAP/CP
17
-
-
-
-
3
16
-
-
36
1.7.1944 ALP
22
-
-
-
-
2
12
-
-
36
1.7.1947 ALP
33
-
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
36
Election Govt(a)
ALP
LIB
NP(d)/CP
DLP
AD
GRN
PHON
FFP
Others(b)
1.7.1950 LIB/CP
34
20
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
28.4.1951 LIB/CP
28
26
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
1.7.1953(e) LIB/CP
29
26
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
1.7.1956 LIB/CP
28
24
6
2
-
-
-
-
-
60
1.7.1959 LIB/CP
26
25
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
60
1.7.1962 LIB/CP
28
24
6
1
-
-
-
-
1
60
1.7.1965(e) LIB/CP
27
23
7
2
-
-
-
-
1
60
1.7.1968(e) LIB/CP
27
21
7
4
-
-
-
-
1
60
1.7.1971(e) LIB/CP
26
21
5
5
-
-
-
-
3
60
18.5.1974 ALP
29
23
6
-
-
-
-
-
2
60
13.12.1975 LIB/NCP
27
27
8
-
-
-
-
-
2
64
1.7.1978 LIB/NCP
26
29
6
-
2
-
-
-
1
64
1.7.1981 LIB/NCP
27
28
3
-
5
-
-
-
1
64
5.3.1983 ALP
30
24
4
-
5
-
-
-
1
64
1.7.1985 ALP
34
28
5
-
7
-
-
-
2
76
11.7.1987 ALP
32
27
7
-
7
-
-
-
3
76
1.7.1990 ALP
32
29
5
-
8
1
-
-
1
76
1.7.1993 ALP
30
30
6
-
7
2
-
-
1
76
1.7.1996 LIB/NPA
29
31
6
-
7
2
-
-
1
76
1.7.1999 LIB/NPA
29
31
4
-
9
1
1
-
1
76
1.7.2002 LIB/NPA
28
31
4
-
8
2
1
-
2
76
1.7.2005 LIB/NPA
28
33
6
-
4
4
-
1
-
76

Elections where the government after the election had a majority in the Senate are shown by dark shading.

Simultaneous (double) dissolution elections are shown in bold.

a) Government after election.
(b) Others include: various Independents such as Senators Turnbull and Harradine and Nuclear Disarmament Party members.
(c) Known as ‘Fusion’ in 1910.
(d) Country Party (CP) until May 1975; National Country Party (NCP) from May 1975 to October 1982; National Party of Australia from October 1982 to October 2003; The Nationals from October 2003.
(e)Separate half-Senate election.

 

 

 

 
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