The 2025 Australian Senate election was held on Saturday, 3 May 2025 to elect 40 of the 76 senators in the

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as part of the 2025 federal election. Senators elected at this election will take office on 1 July 2025, with the exception of the senators elected from two territories whose terms commenced from election day. The elected senators will sit alongside continuing senators elected in

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as part of the 48th

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. Labor was set to hold 28 seats in the new Senate, making this the first time Labor was the largest party in the Senate since the

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election. On 2 June 2025, Greens Senator Dorinda Cox left the Greens and joined

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, taking the number of Labor Senators to 29 in the new parliament beginning on 1 July 2025.

Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Territories

Under section 42 of the

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, the senators representing the

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(which do not have equal status as the

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under the

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Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Territories

Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

See also

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