Tasmanian Senators decided

Updated: 27 May 2025

The Australian Electoral Commission has announced that the count for the election of six Senators for Tasmania was completed today.

The successful candidates for the six Senate vacancies are (in order of their election):

  1. BROWN, Carol – Australian Labor Party
  2. CHANDLER, Claire – Liberal
  3. McKIM, Nick – The Greens
  4. DOWLING, Richard – Australian Labor Party
  5. LAMBIE, Jacqui – Jacqui Lambie Network
  6. COLBECK, Richard Mansell – Liberal

The Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania, Hannah Brown, said the distribution of preferences was conducted today.

“As with all aspects of the count, scrutineers appointed by the candidates were able to witness the automated distribution of preferences undertaken today,” Hannah Brown said.

All 2025 federal election results are available on the AEC’s tally room. Each Senate contest’s distribution of preferences download will be made available on the tally room soon after the announcement of successful candidates.

Formal declaration of the poll

As occurs for all House of Representatives and Senate contests, a formal declaration of the poll event will be held soon. The declaration of the poll for the Tasmanian Senate is scheduled for 29 May 2025.

Details will be available on the AEC website’s declaration of results webpage shortly. Senate listings are available below the House of Representatives listings - down the bottom of the webpage.