2025 Federal Election

Australian Capital Territory

Updated: Sun, 04 May 2025 5:46:44 PM AEST

ACT Senate

Enrolment: 322,356
Provisional quota: 42,524

Candidates

There are two ACT Senate vacancies for the 2025 Federal Election.

Results

First preferences

Distribution of preferences

The distribution of preferences can only occur once a final quota has been struck – at least thirteen days after election day.

Senators elected

Senators can only be declared elected after the distribution of preferences.

Provisional quota

For a candidate to be elected to the Senate they need to gain a full quota of the formal votes. The table below is based on first preference votes only and represents a provisional quota for each party. Each party's provisional quota gives an indication as to the potential for their candidate/s to be elected.

Note: The final quota is calculated from total formal ballot papers and cannot be struck until all votes are received. Before this time, the provisional quota data displayed below is indicative only.

Groups' provisional quota
Group Provisional quota
Australian Labor Party 0.9040
Liberal 0.4626
The Greens 0.2586
David Pocock 1.2608
Sustainable Australia Party - Universal Basic Income 0.0372
Animal Justice Party 0.0376
HEART/LIBERTARIAN 0.0391
Unendorsed/Ungrouped Amalgamated 0.0000

Division and polling place results