National
Senator
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- 12 senators for each of the six states and 2 each for the ACT and the Northern Territory, elected by proportional representation (single transferable vote). State senators have six-year terms with half elected every three years (Constitution ss 7, 13); territory senators serve a term matching the House (Representation Act 1973).
- Seats
- 76
Who holds these seats now
Each seat with its own constituency.
Next vote
- Must be held by May 2028 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- aph.gov.au · checked Parliament of Australia, current Members and Senators search results, read 2026-10-12: seat counts 150 and 76 match the lists (150 members, 76 senators). For: Senator
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Senator
- aph.gov.au · checked Parliament of Australia, current Senators list, read 2026-10-12: who holds the seat and their party. Start dates (Wikipedia fallback: Members of the Australian Senate 2025-2028 and 48th Parliament membership changes; Wikidata P39): 2025-07-01 for the class elected in 2025, 2022-07-01 for the class elected in 2022, the fill date for casual vacancies; left empty where not sourced (territory senators, Dave Sharma). For: Alex Antic, current term, Andrew Bragg, current term, Andrew McLachlan, current term, Anne Ruston, current term, Anthony Chisholm, current term and 71 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Next Australian federal election, read 2026-10-12: latest possible dates (House 23 Sep 2028, half-Senate 20 May 2028) derived from Constitution s 28 and the Electoral Act 1918 s 156. Fallback: no election date has been announced by the AEC; confirm at aec.gov.au. For: General election, May 20, 2028
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