2004 Australian Senate election

The Greens directed preferences to the Democrats and Labor ahead of the Coalition, Family First and the Christian Democrats. In exchange, the Democrats preferenced the Greens ahead of both major parties and Labor preferenced the Greens and Democrats first in every state and territory except for Tasmania, where Labor preferenced Family First ahead of the Greens and Democrats, and Victoria, where Labor preferenced Family First, Democratic Labor and the Christian Democrats ahead of the Greens and the Democrats.

The Family First Party preferenced the Democrats and the Christian Democrats ahead of both major parties. In exchange, the Democrats preferenced Family First ahead of both the Greens and both major parties, while the Christian Democrats also preferenced Family First highly. The Family First Party and the Coalition also preferenced each other ahead of Labor and the Greens.

One Nation was preferenced last by Labor, the Democrats, the Coalition and the Greens in every state, while the Greens was preferenced last by Family First, One Nation and the Christian Democrats in every state.

A full listing of preferences can be found here.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/guide/groupvotingtickets.htm]

{{Election box begin |

|title=2004 Australian federal election: Senate, New South Wales

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 567,796

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Bill Heffernan (Lib) (elected 1)
2. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) (elected 3)
3. Fiona Nash (Nat) (elected 5)
4. John Tierney (Lib)
5. Michael Darby (Lib)
6. Robyn Bain (Nat)

|party = LibNat Coalition

|votes = 1,753,507

|percentage = 44.12

|change = +2.36

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Steve Hutchins (elected 2)
2. John Faulkner (elected 4)
3. Michael Forshaw (elected 6)
4. Joanna Woods

|party = Labor

|votes = 1,445,602

|percentage = 36.37

|change = +2.87

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. John Kaye
2. Carol Berry
3. Ben Oquist
4. Susie Russell
5. Trish Mullins
6. Jeremy Buckingham

|party = Greens

|votes = 291,845

|percentage = 7.34

|change = +2.98

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Fred Nile
2. Patricia Giles
3. Peter Walker
4. Kevin Hume
5. George Capsis

|party = Christian Democrats

|votes = 103,831

|percentage = 2.61

|change = +0.74

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Aden Ridgeway
2. Nina Burridge
3. Greg Butler

|party = Democrats

|votes = 87,377

|percentage = 2.20

|change = -4.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Judith Newson
2. Lynn Stanfield
3. Peter Bussa

|party = One Nation

|votes = 75,284

|percentage = 1.89

|change = -3.69

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Michael Balderstone
2. Graham Askey

|party = HEMP

|votes = 24,016

|percentage = 0.60

|change = -0.32

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Joan Woods
2. Ivan Herald

|party = Family First

|votes = 22,210

|percentage = 0.56

|change = +0.56

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Bob Smith
2. David Hitchcock

|party = Fishing Party

|votes = 21,322

|percentage = 0.54

|change = -0.17

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Glenn Druery
2. Ruth Green

|party = liberals for forests

|votes = 21,197

|percentage = 0.53

|change = +0.53

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Dave O'Loughlin
2. Derek Ridgley

|party = LEF

|votes = 19,156

|percentage = 0.48

|change = -0.13

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Leon Belgrave
2. Janos Beregszaszi

|party = Outdoor Recreation

|votes = 13,822

|percentage = 0.35

|change = +0.35

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. David Ettridge
2. Ashley Ettridge

|party = Group A

|votes = 13,635

|percentage = 0.34

|change = +0.34

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Klaas Woldring
2. Kate Ferguson

|party = Progressive Labour

|votes = 13,175

|percentage = 0.33

|change = -1.44

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Bruce Howlett
2. Bonnie Fraser
3. Trevor Hesse

|party = Veterans

|votes = 12,905

|percentage = 0.32

|change = +0.32

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. David Kitson
2. Edwin Woodger

|party = AAFI

|votes = 11,508

|percentage = 0.29

|change = -0.25

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Mick Gallagher
2. Warwick Mead

|party = No GST

|votes = 9,713

|percentage = 0.24

|change = -0.42

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Greg Graham
2. Lisa de Meur

|party = New Country

|votes = 6,218

|percentage = 0.16

|change = +0.16

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Brett McHolme
2. Dennis Robinson

|party = Great Australians

|votes = 4,691

|percentage = 0.12

|change = +0.12

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Kylie Moon
2. Ray Jackson

|party = Socialist Alliance

|votes = 4,241

|percentage = 0.11

|change = +0.11

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Geoff Brown
2. Bernie Laughlan

|party = Save the ADI Site

|votes = 3,281

|percentage = 0.08

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Grahame Marks
2. Andrew Thompson

|party = Non-Custodial Parents

|votes = 2,930

|percentage = 0.07

|change = -0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Martin Zitek
2. Robert Zitek

|party = Group K

|votes = 2,750

|percentage = 0.07

|change = +0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Robert Butler
2. Richard Witten

|party = CEC

|votes = 2,471

|percentage = 0.06

|change = +0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Reese Malcolm
2. Lee Raper

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|votes = 2,342

|percentage = 0.06

|change = +0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Michael Denborough
2. Yvonne Francis

|party = Nuclear Disarmament

|votes = 2,163

|percentage = 0.05

|change = -0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. James Harker-Mortlock
2. Kelly Ferguson

|party = Group D

|votes = 1,637

|percentage = 0.04

|change = +0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = John Thompson

|party = Independent

|votes = 549

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Tom Vogelgesang
2. Don Nguyen

|party = Group W

|votes = 538

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Paul Simpson

|party = Independent

|votes = 251

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Carole Carpenter

|party = Independent

|votes = 208

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Nick Beams
2. Terry Cook

|party = Group U

|votes = 116

|percentage = 0.00

|change = +0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jack Lord

|party = Independent

|votes = 74

|percentage = 0.00

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 3,974,565

|percentage = 96.53

|change = +0.07

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 143,021

|percentage = 3.47

|change = -0.07

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,117,586

|percentage = 95.11

|change = -0.38

}}

{{Election box end}}

The primary vote saw the Coalition winning three seats and Labor winning two, leaving the Greens and Labor leading the Christian Democrats for the final seat. Preferences from liberals for forests, Family First, the Democrats and One Nation meant that the Christian Democrats ended up overtaking both Labor and the Greens for the final vacancy, but Labor managed to stay ahead of the Greens, meaning that Labor ending up taking the final seat using Green preferences. The result was three seats coalition and three seats Labor.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendNSW.htm Senate Results: New South Wales - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin |

|title=2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Victoria

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 428,085

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = {{nowrap begin}}1. Michael Ronaldson (Lib) (elected 1){{nowrap end}}
2. Julian McGauran (Nat) (elected 3)
3. Judith Troeth (Lib) (elected 5)
4. Dino De Marchi (Lib)
5. Jim Forbes (Lib)
6. Eugene Notermans (Lib)

|party = LibNat Coalition

|votes = 1,321,445

|percentage = 44.10

|change = +4.49

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Kim Carr (elected 2)
2. Stephen Conroy (elected 4)
3. Jacinta Collins
4. Marg Lewis

|party = Labor

|votes = 1,082,271

|percentage = 36.12

|change = -0.67

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. David Risstrom
2. Richard Di Natale
3. Pamela Curr
4. Liz Conor
5. Sue Pennicuik
6. Berhan Ahmed

|party = Greens

|votes = 263,551

|percentage = 8.80

|change = +2.81

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. John Mulholland
2. Pat Crea
3. Gail King
4. Rosemary Maurus
5. Ken Wells

|party = Democratic Labor

|votes = 58,042

|percentage = 1.94

|change = -0.34

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Steve Fielding (elected 6)
2. Danny Nalliah
3. Annette Blaze
4. Allan Meyer
5. Ann Bown

|party = Family First

|votes = 56,376

|percentage = 1.88

|change = +1.88

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Jess Healy
2. Greg Chipp
3. Tony Inglese
4. Jo McCubbin

|party = Democrats

|votes = 55,867

|percentage = 1.86

|change = -5.96

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Steve Clancy
2. Rad Wintle

|party = liberals for forests

|votes = 55,170

|percentage = 1.84

|change = -0.56

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Tim Foster
2. James Neary

|party = One Nation

|votes = 21,532

|percentage = 0.72

|change = -1.73

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Graeme Cleaves
2. Ian Kleeman

|party = Aged and Disability Pensioners

|votes = 17,401

|percentage = 0.58

|change = +0.58

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Craig Isherwood
2. Kelly-Ann Paull

|party = CEC

|votes = 16,227

|percentage = 0.54

|change = +0.45

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Alan Barron
2. Phil Seymour

|party = Christian Democrats

|votes = 10,239

|percentage = 0.34

|change = -0.25

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Roger Tozer
2. Pam Brown

|party = Veterans

|votes = 8,601

|percentage = 0.29

|change = +0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Richard Frankland
2. Peter Phelps
3. John Harding

|party = Group S

|votes = 7,266

|percentage = 0.24

|change = +0.24

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Lalitha Chelliah
2. Sue Bolton

|party = Socialist Alliance

|votes = 4,906

|percentage = 0.16

|change = +0.16

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Peter Consandine
2. Sheila Newman

|party = Republican

|votes = 4,168

|percentage = 0.14

|change = +0.14

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Joseph Toscano
2. Steven Reghenzani

|party = Independent

|votes = 3,418

|percentage = 0.11

|change = +0.11

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Kevin Boers
2. Brendan Hall

|party = Non-Custodial Parents

|votes = 3,310

|percentage = 0.11

|change = +0.11

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Tim Petherbridge
2. Lee-Anne Poynton

|party = Hope

|votes = 2,938

|percentage = 0.10

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = 1. Chris Grigsby
2. Charles Williams

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|votes = 2,453

|percentage = 0.08

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Phillip Mason

|party = Independent

|votes = 478

|percentage = 0.02

|change = +0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Che Endra Che-Kahn

|party = Independent

|votes = 212

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Harald Dreger

|party = Independent

|votes = 192

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Judi-ann Leggetts

|party = Independent

|votes = 168

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Barry Walters

|party = Independent

|votes = 161

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = David Buck

|party = Independent

|votes = 80

|percentage = 0.00

|change = +0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Glenn Floyd

|party = Independent

|votes = 71

|percentage = 0.00

|change = +0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = John Tibble

|party = Independent

|votes = 51

|percentage = 0.00

|change = +0.00

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 2,996,594

|percentage = 94.87

|change = +0.47

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 162,047

|percentage = 5.13

|change = -0.47

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,158,641

|percentage = 95.43

|change = -0.61

}}

{{Election box end}}

Primary votes ensured that the Coalition secured three senate seats and Labor secured two. This left the Greens leading with Labor not far behind as preferences began counting. In an attempt to protect their third candidate, Jacinta Collins, Labor made a deal with several groups including the Democratic Labor Party, Family First Party and the Christian Democrats where they would preference her ahead of the Coalition in exchange for Labor preferences, expecting them to be eliminated before these preferences could be distributed. However, it backfired badly as the Family First Party, despite starting with less than two percent of the primary vote, received many preferences from the Christian Democrats, the Aged and Disability Pensioners Party, One Nation, the Coalition, liberals for forests, the Australian Democrats and the Democratic Labor Party that easily put Family First ahead of Labor. And, as per the Jacinta Collins deal, the majority of the Labor preferences went to Family First too, meaning that Steve Fielding was comfortably elected ahead of Greens candidate David Risstrom. The result was three seats Coalition, two seats Labor and one seat Family First.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendVIC.htm Senate Results: Victoria - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Queensland

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 323,611

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Liberal

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Brett Mason (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. George Brandis (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Russell Trood (elected 6)}}
4. Sue Boyce

|votes = 867,276

|percentage = 38.29

|change = +3.39

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Jan McLucas (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Joe Ludwig (elected 4)}}
3. Frank Gilbert

|votes = 717,005

|percentage = 36.12

|change = -0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Nationals

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Barnaby Joyce (elected 5)}}
2. James Baker
3. Stewart Gillies

|votes = 149,719

|percentage = 6.61

|change = -2.55

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = 1. Drew Hutton
2. Sarah Moles
3. Theresa Millard

|votes = 122,393

|percentage = 5.40

|change = +2.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group K

|candidate = 1. Pauline Hanson
2. Judy Smith

|votes = 102,824

|percentage = 4.54

|change = +4.54

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Family First

|candidate = 1. John Lewis
2. Tracy Skellern-Smith

|votes = 76,309

|percentage = 3.37

|change = +3.37

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = One Nation

|candidate = 1. Len Harris
2. Ian Nelson
3. James Savage

|votes = 71,043

|percentage = 3.14

|change = -6.88

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. John Cherry
2. Bonny Bauer

|votes = 49,898

|percentage = 2.20

|change = -4.49

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Fishing Party

|candidate = 1. Kevin Collins
2. Darryl Whitford

|votes = 29,034

|percentage = 1.28

|change = +1.28

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = liberals for forests

|candidate = 1. Joseph Clark
2. Archie Chapman

|votes = 22,283

|percentage = 0.98

|change = +0.98

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = HEMP

|candidate = 1. Guy Freemarijuana
2. Tony Kneipp

|votes = 17,485

|percentage = 0.77

|change = -0.54

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group O

|candidate = 1. Hetty Johnston
2. Diana Scott

|votes = 15,596

|percentage = 0.69

|change = +0.69

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group A

|candidate = 1. Terry Rushton
2. Eamon Coll

|votes = 5,152

|percentage = 0.23

|change = +0.23

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Non-Custodial Parents

|candidate = 1. Geoff Webster
2. Doug Thompson

|votes = 4,226

|percentage = 0.19

|change = +0.19

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = CEC

|candidate = 1. Maurice Hetherington
2. Ray Gillham

|votes = 3,359

|percentage = 0.15

|change = +0.05

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = New Country

|candidate = 1. Lorraine Wheeldon
2. Rowell Walton

|votes = 2,841

|percentage = 0.13

|change = +0.13

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Socialist Alliance

|candidate = 1. Sam Watson
2. Nicole Clevens

|votes = 2,334

|percentage = 0.10

|change = +0.10

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Great Australians

|candidate = 1. John Rivett
2. Mal McKenzie

|votes = 2,293

|percentage = 0.10

|change = +0.10

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group D

|candidate = 1. Selwyn Johnston
2. Susan Harvey

|votes = 1,408

|percentage = 0.06

|change = +0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group G

|candidate = 1. Gail Duncan
2. Kim McIntosh

|votes = 1,015

|percentage = 0.04

|change = +0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|candidate = 1. Tony Newman
2. Darrell Morris

|votes = 921

|percentage = 0.04

|change = +0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Darryl McArthur

|votes = 568

|percentage = 0.03

|change = +0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Hassan Ghulam

|votes = 295

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 2,265,274

|percentage = 97.21

|change = +0.16

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 65,037

|percentage = 2.79

|change = -0.16

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 2,330,311

|percentage = 94.13

|change = -1.10

}}

{{Election box end}}

Primary votes saw two Labor and two Liberal senators get elected, leaving the Liberal Party well ahead of the National Party, the Greens and former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who this election ran as an independent. Pauline Hanson attracted a lot of preferential votes, which meant that her former party was surprisingly excluded before she was. This meant that her preferences could not go to One Nation and threaten the Liberal and National parties. As such, the National Party, using Fishing Party preferences, won the fifth seat and the Liberals won the sixth seat. The result was three seats Liberal, two seats Labor and one seat National.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendQLD.htm Senate Results: Queensland - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Western Australia

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 161,166

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Liberal

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Chris Ellison (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Ian Campbell (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Judith Adams (elected 5)}}
4. Michelle Steck

|votes = 556,558

|percentage = 49.34

|change = +9.21

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Chris Evans (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Glenn Sterle (elected 4)}}
3. Emiliano Barzotto

|votes = 366,825

|percentage = 32.52

|change = -1.63

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Rachel Siewert (elected 6)}}
2. Colin Hughes
3. Christopher Newall
4. Felicity Peterson

|votes = 90,956

|percentage = 8.06

|change = +2.21

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = One Nation

|candidate = 1. James Hopkinson
2. Ron McLean

|votes = 27,601

|percentage = 2.45

|change = -4.58

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. Brian Greig
2. Dominika Lisowski
3. Jason Meotti

|votes = 22,603

|percentage = 2.00

|change = -3.86

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Christian Democrats

|candidate = 1. Lachlan Dunjey
2. Peter Watt
3. Norman Gage

|votes = 21,234

|percentage = 1.88

|change = +0.63

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = WA Nationals

|candidate = 1. Geoff Gill
2. Norm Henning

|votes = 9,699

|percentage = 0.86

|change = -1.49

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Family First

|candidate = 1. Nigel Irvine
2. Don Hatch

|votes = 9,553

|percentage = 0.85

|change = +0.85

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = liberals for forests

|candidate = 1. Lesley McKay
2. Vicki Taylor

|votes = 5,680

|percentage = 0.50

|change = -0.92

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Progressive Labour

|candidate = 1. Mary Lupi
2. Lyn Kearsley

|votes = 5,249

|percentage = 0.47

|change = -0.22

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group A

|candidate = 1. Alicia Curtis
2. Steven Ogle

|votes = 4,122

|percentage = 0.37

|change = +0.37

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = CEC

|candidate = 1. Jean Robertson
2. Stuart Smith

|votes = 2,098

|percentage = 0.19

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = New Country

|candidate = 1. Mal Harrington
2. Brendan Mansell

|votes = 1,981

|percentage = 0.18

|change = +0.18

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Non-Custodial Parents

|candidate = 1. Brian Taylor
2. Geoff Dixon

|votes = 1,741

|percentage = 0.15

|change = +0.15

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|candidate = 1. Geoff Gibson
2. Stephen Crabbe

|votes = 932

|percentage = 0.08

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Julie Easton

|votes = 1,015

|percentage = 0.09

|change = +0.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Jim Jardine

|votes = 146

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Alexander Marsden

|votes = 132

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 1,128,155

|percentage = 96.46

|change = +0.35

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 41,452

|percentage = 3.54

|change = -0.04

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,169,607

|percentage = 93.66

|change = -1.38

}}

{{Election box end}}

Primary votes saw three Liberal and two Labor senators get elected, leaving the Greens with a sizeable lead against the Liberals. Preferences from the Democrats and Labor saw that lead extended even further, and Greens candidate Rachel Siewert comfortably took the final vacancy. The result was three seats Liberal, two seats Labor and one seat Greens.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendWA.htm Senate Results: Western Australia - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 138,249

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Liberal

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Nick Minchin (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Amanda Vanstone (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Alan Ferguson (elected 5)}}
4. Sue Lawrie

|votes = 459,560

|percentage = 47.49

|change = +1.94

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Anne McEwen (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Annette Hurley (elected 4)}}
{{nowrap|3. Dana Wortley (elected 6)}}

|votes = 343,422

|percentage = 35.49

|change = +2.25

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = 1. Brian Noone
2. Clare McCarty
3. Mij Tanith
4. Sandy Montgomery

|votes = 63,881

|percentage = 6.60

|change = +3.15

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Family First

|candidate = 1. Andrea Mason
2. Tony Bates
3. Toni Turnbull

|votes = 38,559

|percentage = 3.98

|change = +3.98

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. John McLaren
2. Ruth Russell
3. Tammy Franks
4. Jenny Scott

|votes = 23,118

|percentage = 2.39

|change = -10.23

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|candidate = 1. Meg Lees
2. Kirk Jones
3. Jenny Macintosh

|votes = 11,061

|percentage = 1.14

|change = +1.14

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = One Nation

|candidate = 1. Andrew Phillips
2. Basil Hille

|votes = 10,995

|percentage = 1.14

|change = -3.42

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Nationals SA

|candidate = 1. John Venus
2. Julie Sippo
3. Ian Willcourt

|votes = 3,843

|percentage = 0.40

|change = +0.40

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Veterans

|candidate = 1. Nicholas McShane
2. Jarrad Kay

|votes = 3,771

|percentage = 0.39

|change = +0.39

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = liberals for forests

|candidate = 1. Rita Hunt
2. Rachael Barons

|votes = 2,800

|percentage = 0.29

|change = +0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group A

|candidate = 1. Rolf Klotz
2. Mark Smith
3. Robyn Munro
4. Ivan May

|votes = 1,957

|percentage = 0.20

|change = +0.20

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Socialist Alliance

|candidate = 1. Tom Burtuleit
2. Amy McDonald

|votes = 1,255

|percentage = 0.13

|change = +0.13

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group M

|candidate = 1. Ben Yengi
2. Alan Hutton

|votes = 890

|percentage = 0.09

|change = +0.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group P

|candidate = 1. Ralph Hahnheuser
2. Benno Lang

|votes = 889

|percentage = 0.09

|change = +0.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group C

|candidate = 1. Andrew Stanko
2. Damian Woodards

|votes = 657

|percentage = 0.07

|change = +0.07

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Richard Armour

|votes = 437

|percentage = 0.05

|change = +0.05

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group B

|candidate = 1. Kane Winther
2. Claire Winther

|votes = 402

|percentage = 0.04

|change = +0.04

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = John Lawrie

|votes = 126

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Richard Lutz

|votes = 115

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 967,738

|percentage = 96.47

|change = -0.47

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 35,424

|percentage = 3.53

|change = +0.47

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,003,162

|percentage = 95.36

|change = -0.86

}}

{{Election box end}}

Primary votes saw three Liberal seats and two Labor seats secured. With South Australia being the former constituent of former Democrats leader now Progressive Alliance leader Meg Lees, the state saw the largest swing against the Democrats and the largest total for the Progressive Alliance. ABC Election Analyst Antony Green suggested that had the Democrats done better in the primary vote in South Australia, they may have won the final senate seat on Family First preferences. Instead, the Democrat preferences saw Family First go ahead of the Greens, leading to Labor winning the seat on Green preferences. The result was three seats Liberal and three seats Labor.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendSA.htm Senate Results: South Australia - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Tasmania

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 45,382

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Liberal

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Eric Abetz (elected 1)}}
{{nowrap|2. Guy Barnett (elected 3)}}
{{nowrap|3. Stephen Parry (elected 5)}}

|votes = 146,532

|percentage = 46.13

|change = +7.34

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Kerry O'Brien (elected 2)}}
{{nowrap|2. Helen Polley (elected 4)}}
3. David Price
4. Nicole Wells

|votes = 106,531

|percentage = 33.54

|change = -3.30

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Christine Milne (elected 6)}}
2. Karen Cassidy
3. Tom Millen

|votes = 42,214

|percentage = 13.29

|change = -0.50

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Family First

|candidate = 1. Jacquie Petrusma
2. Lance Bergman
3. Lindsay Smith

|votes = 7,563

|percentage = 2.38

|change = +2.38

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group F

|candidate = 1. Shayne Murphy

|votes = 6,888

|percentage = 2.17

|change = +2.17

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. Yulia Onsman
2. Suzanne Cass

|votes = 2,614

|percentage = 0.82

|change = -3.80

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Christian Democrats

|candidate = 1. David Mitchell
2. Michael Fracalossi

|votes = 2,076

|percentage = 0.65

|change = +0.65

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Dino Ottavi

|votes = 1,283

|percentage = 0.40

|change = +0.40

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Group G
(Harradine candidates)

|candidate = 1. Steve Martin
2. John Newman

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 0.36

|change = +0.36

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = CEC

|candidate = 1. Rob Larner
2. Adrian Watts

|votes = 508

|percentage = 0.16

|change = +0.16

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Rob Newitt

|votes = 188

|percentage = 0.06

|change = +0.06

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = John McDonald

|votes = 99

|percentage = 0.03

|change = +0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Ellen Gargan

|votes = 32

|percentage = 0.01

|change = +0.01

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 317,667

|percentage = 96.63

|change = -0.08

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 11,091

|percentage = 3.37

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 328,758

|percentage = 95.90

|change = -0.93

}}

{{Election box end}}

Primary votes saw the Liberal Party winning three senate seats and Labor winning two, leaving the Greens leading for the sixth seat against the Family First Party with a sizable majority. However, Tasmania was one of two states where Labor preferenced the Family First Party ahead the Greens, meaning that the Family First candidate Jacquie Petrusma was expected to receive large amounts of preferences and win the final seat. However, Greens candidate Christine Milne ended up winning the seat, mainly due to the high amount of "below the line" voting in Tasmania. The result was three seats Liberal, two seats Labor and one seat Green.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2004/results/sendTAS.htm Senate Results: Tasmania - Federal Election 2004 - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Australian Capital Territory

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 70,436

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Kate Lundy (elected 1)}}
2. David Smith

|votes = 86,855

|percentage = 41.10

|change = -0.92

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Liberal

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Gary Humphries (elected 2)}}
2. Ian Morison

|votes = 80,022

|percentage = 37.87

|change = +3.57

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = 1. Kerrie Tucker
2. Roland Manderson

|votes = 34,575

|percentage = 16.36

|change = +9.14

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. Rachael Jacobs
2. Peter Bourne

|votes = 4,528

|percentage = 2.14

|change = -8.60

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Christian Democrats

|candidate = 1. Tim Janes
2. John Miller

|votes = 3,294

|percentage = 1.56

|change = -0.19

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Australian Progressive Alliance

|candidate = 1. Jeannette Jolley
2. Ryan Deebank

|votes = 1,147

|percentage = 0.54

|change = +0.54

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Dave Edwards

|votes = 885

|percentage = 0.42

|change = +0.42

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 211,306

|percentage = 97.54

|change = -0.12

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 5,325

|percentage = 2.46

|change = +0.12

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 216,631

|percentage = 95.16

|change = -0.53

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

|title = 2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory

}}

{{Election box quota

|quota = 30,785

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = CLP

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1)}}
2. Bernadette Greg

|votes = 41,923

|percentage = 45.40

|change = +1.69

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Labor

|candidate = {{nowrap|1. Trish Crossin (elected 2)}}
2. Wayne Connop

|votes = 38,204

|percentage = 41.37

|change = +2.15

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Greens

|candidate = 1. Mark Wakeham
2. Shan McKenzie

|votes = 7,016

|percentage = 7.60

|change = +3.33

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Democrats

|candidate = 1. Janeen Bulsey
2. Fay Lawrence

|votes = 4,368

|percentage = 4.73

|change = -2.57

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Socialist Alliance

|candidate = 1. Ray Hayes
2. Kathy Newnam

|votes = 569

|percentage = 0.62

|change = +0.62

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party

|party = Independent

|candidate = Wayne Wright

|votes = 270

|percentage = 0.29

|change = +0.29

}}

{{Election box formal

|votes = 92,350

|percentage = 96.88

|change = -0.36

}}

{{Election box informal

|votes = 2,973

|percentage = 3.12

|change = +0.36

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 95,323

|percentage = 84.73

|change = -1.47

}}

{{Election box end}}

• Candidates of the 2004 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian Senate, 2005–2008

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{{Results of Australian federal elections}}

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