Senate Results Finalized in Three States

The Australian Electoral Commission has finalized Senate results for South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory following the May 3 federal election. In South Australia, Labor gained a Senate seat from the Liberals, while in Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie retained her seat and One Nation's Lee Hanson was unsuccessful, leaving the state's Senate composition unchanged from 2019. Tasmania's six Senate seats went to two Labor, two Liberal, one Greens, and one Lambie. In the Northern Territory, Labor’s Malarndirri McCarthy and the Coalition’s Jacinta Nampijinpa Price were re-elected. These results mean Labor will have more Senators than the Liberals and Nationals for the first time since 1984, improving the government's chances of passing legislation with Greens' support. Meanwhile, close lower house contests in Bradfield and Goldstein remain undecided as recounts continue.