- (1) You can give preferences for parties 'above the line'. If you use only a single '1', your vote will only apply to the candidates of your selected party. Voters can choose to direct preferences to other parties by numbering preferences above the line '2', '3' etc up to 21, which in 2015 is the number of group voting squares on the ballot paper.
- (2) You can vote for candidates below the line, as long as the vote has at least 15 preferences. You can vote for candidates from any group or one group, and you can continue to number beyond 15 to as many as 394, the number of candidates on the ballot paper.
| L/NP | ALP | GRN | CDP | SFP | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing - Elected 2011 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Facing Election - Elected 2007 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Old Council | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| Party | Senators |
|---|---|
| Liberal (5) | John Ajaka, Marie Ficarra*, Don Harwin, Charlie Lynn*, Matthew Mason-Cox |
| National (3) | Jenny Gardiner*, Trevor Khan, Melinda Pavey* |
| Labor (9) | Sophie Cotsis, Amanda Fazio*, Luke Foley*, Shaoquett Moselmane, Adam Searle, Walt Secord, Mick Veitch, Lynda Voltz, Helen Westwood |
| Greens (2) | Mehreen Faruqi, John Kaye |
| Christian Dems (1) | Fred Nile |
| Shooters (1) | Robert Borsak |
| Party | Senators |
|---|---|
| Liberal (7) | David Clark, Catherine Cusack, Mick Gallagher*, Scot MacDonald, Natasha Maclaren-Jones, Greg Pearce, Peter Phelps |
| National (4) | Niall Blair, Richard Colless, Duncan Gay, Sarah Mitchell |
| Labor (5) | Greg Donnelly, Peter Primrose, Penny Sharpe*, Steve Whan*, Ernest Wong |
| Greens (3) | Jan Barham, Jeremy Buckingham, David Shoebridge |
| Christian Dems (1) | Paul Green |
| Shooters (1) | Robert Brown |