The 2022 Australian Senate election was held on 21 May 2022 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the

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as part of the 2022 federal election. Senators elected at this election took office on 1 July 2022, with the exception of the senators elected from two territories whose terms commenced from election day. The elected senators sit alongside continuing senators elected in

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as part of the

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. The

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remained the largest parliamentary grouping in the Senate, despite their defeat in the

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. The Greens won three additional seats in the Senate, thereby gaining the balance of power in the upper house; two senators from every state were Greens as a result of this election. Meanwhile, the incoming

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government's numbers in the Senate remained unchanged. The six other crossbench seats were 2 One Nation, 2 Jacqui Lambie Network, 1 United Australia Party, and 1 independent (

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Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

References

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