# Electoral results for the Australian Senate in South Australia

This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in South Australia since Federation in 1901.

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 158,672 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon Birmingham (elected 1) 2. Andrew McLachlan (elected 3) 3. Kerrynne Liddle (elected 6) 4. Tania Stock | 382,874 | 33.93 | –3.88 |
| | Labor | 1. Penny Wong (elected 2) 2. Don Farrell (elected 4) 3. Trimann Gill 4. Joanne Sutton 5. Belinda Owens | 364,104 | 32.26 | +1.90 |
| | Greens | 1. Barbara Pocock (elected 5) 2. Major Sumner 3. Melanie Selwood | 134,908 | 11.95 | +1.04 |
| | One Nation | 1. Jennifer Game 2. Alan Watchman | 45,249 | 4.01 | –0.86 |
| | United Australia | 1. Michael Arbon 2. Caelum Schild | 34,167 | 3.03 | +0.00 |
| | Group O | 1. Nick Xenophon 2. Stirling Griff | 33,713 | 2.99 | +2.99 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Tyler Green 2. Angela Adams | 26,235 | 2.32 | +0.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Ian Markos 2. Josh Smith | 24,866 | 2.20 | +1.53 |
| | Rex Patrick Team | 1. Rex Patrick 2. Leonie McMahon | 23,425 | 2.08 | +2.08 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Louise Pfeiffer 2. Julie Pastro | 19,843 | 1.76 | –0.11 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Jo-Anne Eason 2. Trevor Bennett | 6,910 | 0.61 | –0.55 |
| | Australian Federation | 1. Cathy Byrne 2. Nick Duffield | 4,902 | 0.43 | +0.43 |
| | Australian Family | 1. Bob Day 2. Pat Amadio | 4,799 | 0.43 | +0.43 |
| | National | 1. Lisa Blandford 2. Damien Buijs | 3,969 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
| | Fusion | 1. Drew Wolfendale 2. David Kennedy | 3,770 | 0.33 | +0.33 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Elise Michie 2. Jack Duxbury | 3,448 | 0.31 | –0.17 |
| | Democrats | 1. Roger Yazbek 2. Sandra Kanck | 3,194 | 0.28 | –0.31 |
| | Local | 1. Julie-Ann Finney 2. Rodney Parnell | 2,389 | 0.21 | +0.21 |
| | Informed Medical Options | 1. Raina Cruise 2. Heather Harley | 2,320 | 0.21 | +0.21 |
| | Australian Citizens | 1. Russell Francis 2. Rodney Currey | 1,205 | 0.11 | –0.04 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1. Adila Yarmuhammad 2. Amina Yarmuhammad | 1,011 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| | Group M | 1. Harmeet Kaur 2. Rajesh Kumar | 571 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Ungrouped | Michael Hopper | 652 | 0.06 | −0.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,128,524 | 97.08 | +0.58 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33,948 | 2.92 | −0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162,472 | 91.50 | –2.20 |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | 5 | 1 |
| | Labor | Labor | Labor | 4 | |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 2 | 1 |
| | Centre Alliance | Centre Alliance | Centre Alliance | 0 | 2 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 3 | Andrew McLachlan | Liberal |
| 4 | Don Farrell | Labor |
| 5 | Barbara Pocock | Greens |
| 6 | Kerrynne Liddle | Liberal |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 156,404 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Anne Ruston (elected 1) 2. David Fawcett (elected 3) 3. Alex Antic (elected 6) 4. Lucy Gichuhi | 413,957 | 37.81 | +5.16 |
| | Labor | 1. Alex Gallacher (elected 2) 2. Marielle Smith (elected 4) 3. Emily Gore 4. Larissa Harrison | 332,399 | 30.36 | +3.04 |
| | Greens | 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (elected 5) 2. Major Sumner 3. Gwydion Rozitisolds 4. Robyn Seto | 119,470 | 10.91 | +5.03 |
| | One Nation | 1. Jennifer Game 2. Emma Illies | 53,314 | 4.87 | +1.88 |
| | United Australia | 1. Kristian Rees 2. Kerry Kovacs 3. Sharon Hoskin | 33,191 | 3.03 | +3.03 |
| | Centre Alliance | 1. Skye Kakoschke-Moore 2. Craig Bossie | 28,416 | 2.60 | −19.16 |
| | HEMP | 1. Angela Adams 2. Matthew Iverson | 23,265 | 2.13 | +2.13 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Louise Pfeiffer 2. Wendy Davey | 20,445 | 1.87 | +1.02 |
| | Conservatives | 1. Rikki Lambert 2. Carl Teusner | 16,145 | 1.47 | +1.47 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Mark Aldridge 2. Gary Matthews | 12,698 | 1.16 | +1.16 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. John Hahn 2. Wayne Kirk | 12,003 | 1.10 | +0.36 |
| | Conservative National | 1. Peter Manuel 2. Tim Dwyer | 7,829 | 0.72 | +0.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Kimbra Ransley 2. Stephen Humble | 7,345 | 0.67 | +0.02 |
| | Democrats | 1. Tim Burrow 2. Andrew Castrique | 6,497 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Graham Davies 2. Robyn Coleman | 5,295 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Sean Allwood 2. Paul Siebert | 1,611 | 0.15 | +0.10 |
| | Ungrouped | Michael Lesiw Brett O'Donnell Henry Cox | 943 | 0.09 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,094,823 | 96.50 | −0.17 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39,733 | 3.50 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134,556 | 93.70 | +0.91 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2019 | 1 | Anne Ruston | Liberal |
| 2019 | 2 | Alex Gallacher | Labor |
| 2019 | 3 | David Fawcett | Liberal |
| 2019 | 4 | Marielle Smith | Labor |
| 2019 | 5 | Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens |
| 2019 | 6 | Alex Antic | Liberal |
| 2016 |||||
| 2016 | 1 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2016 | 2 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2016 | 3 | Rex Patrick | Centre Alliance |
| 2016 | 4 | Cory Bernardi | Conservatives |
| 2016 | 5 | Don Farrell | Labor |
| 2016 | 6 | Stirling Griff | Centre Alliance |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 81,629 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Simon Birmingham (elected 1) 2. Cory Bernardi (elected 4) 3. Anne Ruston (elected 7) 4. David Fawcett (elected 9) 5. Sean Edwards 6. Kerrynne Liddle | 346,423 | 32.65 | +5.20 |
| | Labor | 1. Penny Wong (elected 2) 2. Don Farrell (elected 5) 3. Alex Gallacher (elected 8) 4. Anne McEwen 5. Michael Allison 6. Bronwyn Gallacher | 289,942 | 27.32 | +4.66 |
| | Xenophon | 1. Nick Xenophon (elected 3) 2. Stirling Griff (elected 6) 3. Skye Kakoschke-Moore (elected 10) 4. Tim Storer | 230,866 | 21.76 | −3.12 |
| | Greens | 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (elected 11) 2. Robert Simms 3. Jody Moate 4. Harriet de Kok | 62,345 | 5.88 | −1.21 |
| | One Nation | 1. Steven Burgess 2. Angelina Nicolis | 31,681 | 2.99 | +2.70 |
| | Family First | 1. Bob Day (elected 12) 2. Lucy Gichuhi | 29,187 | 2.75 | −1.01 |
| | Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket | 1. Ryan Parker 2. Margaret Saunders | 12,102 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Tania Noble 2. Emma Breagan | 9,000 | 0.85 | +0.23 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. John Hahn 2. Nick Carter | 7,825 | 0.74 | +0.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Roostam Sadri 2. Michael Noack | 6,924 | 0.65 | −2.88 |
| | Motoring Enthusiasts | 1. Nathan Green 2. Judith Kuerschner | 5,101 | 0.48 | −0.18 |
| | Mature Australia | 1. Darryl Bothe 2. Lyndal Denny | 4,448 | 0.42 | +0.42 |
| | Liberty Alliance | 1. Wanda Lee Marsh 2. Andrew Horwood | 4,441 | 0.42 | +0.42 |
| | Marriage Equality | 1. Adrian Tuazon-McCheyne 2. Alex Bond | 4,056 | 0.38 | +0.38 |
| | Arts | 1. Terence Crawford 2. Charles Sanders | 3,371 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Matt Attia 2. Joseph Stephen | 3,011 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
| | Justice | 1. Lynn-Marie Grosser 2. Colin Thomas | 2,362 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Jessica Knight 2. Kym Buckley | 2,289 | 0.22 | −0.09 |
| | Cyclists | 1. Sundance Bilson-Thompson 2. Angus Harker-Smith | 1,668 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| | Progressives | 1. Sasha Pazeski-Nikoloski 2. Jaz Priddey | 1,161 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | VOTEFLUX.ORG | 1. Adam Bird 2. Jeff Baker | 826 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Palmer United | 1. Kristian Rees 2. Carlo Filingeri | 782 | 0.07 | −2.58 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Alex Kozlow 2. Paul Siebert | 500 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Ungrouped | Ron Waters Christopher Cochrane Adam Richards Mohammad Ali Dave Saddler Malcolm Davey | 854 | 0.08 | −0.14 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,061,165 | 96.67 | −0.68 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36,545 | 3.33 | +0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097,710 | 92.79 | −1.56 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 3 | Nick Xenophon | NXT |
| 4 | Cory Bernardi | Liberal |
| 5 | Don Farrell | Labor |
| 6 | Stirling Griff | NXT |
| 7 | Anne Ruston | Liberal |
| 8 | Alex Gallacher | Labor |
| 9 | David Fawcett | Liberal |
| 10 | Skye Kakoschke-Moore | NXT |
| 11 | Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens |
| 12 | Bob Day | FFP |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 148,348 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Cory Bernardi (elected 1) 2. Simon Birmingham (elected 6) 3. Cathie Webb 4. Gary Burgess | 285,058 | 27.45 | −9.85 |
| | Xenophon Group | 1. Nick Xenophon (elected 2) 2. Stirling Griff | 258,376 | 24.88 | +24.88 |
| | Labor | 1. Penny Wong (elected 3) 2. Don Farrell 3. Simon Pisoni | 235,312 | 22.66 | −15.63 |
| | Greens | 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (elected 4) 2. Nikki Mortier 3. Matthew Carey | 73,612 | 7.09 | −6.21 |
| | Family First | 1. Bob Day (elected 5) 2. Judi Potter 3. Dan Casey | 39,032 | 3.76 | −0.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Michael Gameau 2. Michael Noack | 36,657 | 3.53 | +2.98 |
| | Palmer United | 1. James McDonald 2. Peter Collis | 27,484 | 2.65 | +2.65 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Deb Milka 2. Jason Virgo | 10,427 | 1.00 | −0.67 |
| | Democratic Labour | 1. Kim Lawless 2. Tanya Linsell | 10,143 | 0.98 | +0.31 |
| | Motoring Enthusiasts | 1. Nathan Green 2. Robert Stewart | 6,822 | 0.66 | +0.66 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Colin Thomas 2. Sally Sutton | 6,439 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Jess Marks 2. John Hahn | 6,151 | 0.59 | −0.54 |
| | HEMP | 1. Ray Thorpe 2. Chris Calvert | 6,032 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
| | Christians | 1. Trevor Grace 2. Theophilus Engela | 3,540 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| | Fishing and Lifestyle | 1. Darren Haydon 2. Chris Miles | 3,354 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Maxwell Bromson 2. Michael Boerema | 3,198 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
| | National | 1. James Stacey 2. Rachel Titley | 3,102 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| | Democrats | 1. Jeanie Walker 2. Andrew Castrique | 3,096 | 0.30 | −0.39 |
| | One Nation | 1. Peter Fitzpatrick 2. Kym Dunbar | 2,968 | 0.29 | −0.22 |
| | Socialist Equality | 1. James Cogan 2. Peter Byrne | 2,857 | 0.28 | +0.28 |
| | Australian Independents | 1. Tanya Crago 2. Graeme Maxwell-Jones | 2,089 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| | Smokers Rights | 1. Tyrone Lock 2. Adam Frost | 1,899 | 0.18 | +0.18 |
| | Katter's Australian | 1. Leah O'Rourke 2. Glenn O'Rourke | 1,666 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| | Group I | 1. Ribnga Green 2. Zita Ngor | 1,515 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Secular | 1. Moira Clarke 2. Catherine Mactier | 1,271 | 0.12 | +0.03 |
| | Rise Up Australia | 1. Jeff Flint 2. Paul Hales | 1,241 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| | Drug Law Reform | 1. Damon Adams 2. John Jiggens | 1,118 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | Climate Sceptics | 1. Leon Ashby 2. David Smith | 1,116 | 0.11 | −0.35 |
| | Building Australia | 1. Michael Noble 2. Bill Adams | 862 | 0.08 | −0.07 |
| | Stable Population | 1. Greg Oates 2. Madeleine Wearne | 765 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Group L | 1. Dianah Mieglich 2. John Rohde | 581 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Country Alliance | 1. Steven Davies 2. John Michelmore | 325 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Outdoor Recreation | 1. Steven Burgess 2. Gordon Bennett | 145 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Robert Weaver | 99 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Christopher Cochrane | 82 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,038,434 | 97.35 | +0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28,225 | 2.65 | −0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,066,659 | 94.35 | +0.02 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2013 | 1 | Cory Bernardi | Liberal |
| 2013 | 2 | Nick Xenophon | Independent |
| 2013 | 3 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2013 | 4 | Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens |
| 2013 | 5 | Bob Day | Family First |
| 2013 | 6 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2010 |||||
| 2010 | 1 | Alex Gallacher | Labor |
| 2010 | 2 | Mary Jo Fisher | Liberal |
| 2010 | 3 | Anne McEwen | Labor |
| 2010 | 4 | Sean Edwards | Liberal |
| 2010 | 5 | Penny Wright | Greens |
| 2010 | 6 | David Fawcett | Liberal |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 144,226 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Alex Gallacher (elected 1) 2. Anne McEwen (elected 3) 3. Dana Wortley | 386,577 | 38.29 | +2.67 |
| | Liberal | 1. Mary Jo Fisher (elected 2) 2. Sean Edwards (elected 4) 3. David Fawcett (elected 6) 4. Peter Salu | 376,532 | 37.30 | +2.02 |
| | Greens | 1. Penny Wright (elected 5) 2. Sandy Montgomery 3. Jeremy Miller | 134,287 | 13.30 | +6.81 |
| | Family First | 1. Bob Day 2. Andrew Cole 3. Thea Hennessey | 41,227 | 4.08 | +1.19 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Ari Reid 2. Jason Virgo | 16,820 | 1.67 | +1.67 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Steve Larsson 2. Robert Borsak | 11,425 | 1.13 | +0.74 |
| | Democrats | 1. Jeanie Walker 2. Andrew Castrique | 6,975 | 0.69 | -0.19 |
| | Democratic Labor | 1. Paul Russell 2. David McCabe | 6,811 | 0.67 | -0.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Nick Kerry 2. Megan Clark | 5,584 | 0.55 | +0.47 |
| | One Nation | 1. Robert Edmonds 2. Peter Fitzpatrick | 5,159 | 0.51 | -0.10 |
| | Climate Sceptics | 1. Leon Ashby 2. Nathan Ashby | 4,672 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | Carers Alliance | 1. Gary Connor 2. Angela Groves | 3,258 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Joseph Stephen 2. Frank Revink | 2,533 | 0.25 | +0.10 |
| | | 1. Mark Aldridge 2. Christopher Cochrane | 2,186 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | Building Australia | 1. Bill Adams 2. Neil Jackson | 1,528 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Senator On-Line | 1. Simon Lang 2. Jamie Dawson | 1,173 | 0.12 | +0.06 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Renfrey Clarke 2. Ruth Ratcliffe | 1,039 | 0.10 | +0.02 |
| | Secular | 1. Scott Sharrad 2. Moira Clarke | 953 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| | Independent | Michelle Drummond | 839 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,009,578 | 96.88 | −0.74 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32,493 | 3.12 | +0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,042,071 | 94.33 | −1.50 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2010 | 1 | Alex Gallacher | Labor |
| 2010 | 2 | Mary Jo Fisher | Liberal |
| 2010 | 3 | Anne McEwen | Labor |
| 2010 | 4 | Sean Edwards | Liberal |
| 2010 | 5 | Penny Wright | Greens |
| 2010 | 6 | David Fawcett | Liberal |
| 2007 |||||
| 2007 | 1 | Don Farrell | Labor |
| 2007 | 2 | Cory Bernardi | Liberal |
| 2007 | 3 | Nick Xenophon | Independent |
| 2007 | 4 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2007 | 5 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2007 | 6 | Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2007 | 1 | Don Farrell | Labor |
| 2007 | 2 | Cory Bernardi | Liberal |
| 2007 | 3 | Nick Xenophon | Independent |
| 2007 | 4 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2007 | 5 | Simon Birmingham | Liberal |
| 2007 | 6 | Sarah Hanson-Young | Greens |
| 2004 |||||
| 2004 | 1 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 2004 | 2 | Anne McEwen | Labor |
| 2004 | 3 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 2004 | 4 | Annette Hurley | Labor |
| 2004 | 5 | Mary Jo Fisher | Liberal |
| 2004 | 6 | Dana Wortley | Labor |
2007 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 143,830 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Don Farrell (elected 1) 2. Penny Wong (elected 4) 3. Cath Perry | 358,615 | 35.62 | +0.13 |
| | Liberal | 1. Cory Bernardi (elected 2) 2. Simon Birmingham (elected 5) 3. Grant Chapman 4. Maria Kourtesis | 347,256 | 34.49 | -13.00 |
| | Group S | 1. Nick Xenophon (elected 3) 2. Roger Bryson | 148,789 | 14.78 | +14.78 |
| | Greens | 1. Sarah Hanson-Young (elected 6) 2. Nikki Mortier 3. Matt Rigney | 65,322 | 6.49 | -0.11 |
| | Family First | 1. Tony Bates 2. Toni Turnbull 3. Colin Gibson | 29,114 | 2.89 | -1.09 |
| | Democratic Labor | 1. Garry Hardy 2. David McCabe | 9,343 | 0.93 | +0.93 |
| | Democrats | 1. Ruth Russell 2. Max Baumann 3. Richard Way | 8,908 | 0.88 | -1.51 |
| | One Nation | 1. Mark Aldridge 2. David Dwyer | 6,178 | 0.61 | -0.53 |
| | Fishing and Lifestyle | 1. Neil Armstrong 2. Paul Tippins | 5,413 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| | What Women Want | 1. Emma Neumann 2. Morag McIntosh | 4,114 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| | Shooters | 1. John Hahn 2. Basil Borun | 3,973 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| | National | 1. Rob Howard 2. Mark Cuthbertson | 3,632 | 0.36 | -0.04 |
| | Climate Change | 1. Colin Endean 2. Vidas Kubilius | 3,131 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Bruno Colangelo 2. Noelene Hunt | 1,486 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | 1. David McAlary 2. Mark Hill | 798 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Renfrey Clarke 2. Liah Lazarou | 770 | 0.08 | -0.05 |
| | Senator On-Line | 1. Joel Clark 2. Courtney Clarke | 610 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Secular | 1. Brian Paterson 2. A. Brook | 577 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Martin Vincent 2. Paul Siebert | 267 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | Michelle Drummond | 101 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Stewart Glass | 73 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,006,809 | 97.62 | +1.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24,511 | 2.38 | −1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,031,320 | 95.83 | +0.47 |

#### 2004

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2004 | 1 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 2004 | 2 | Anne McEwen | Labor |
| 2004 | 3 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 2004 | 4 | Annette Hurley | Labor |
| 2004 | 5 | Alan Ferguson | Liberal |
| 2004 | 6 | Dana Wortley | Labor |
| 2001 |||||
| 2001 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 2001 | 2 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2001 | 3 | Jeannie Ferris | Liberal |
| 2001 | 4 | Linda Kirk | Labor |
| 2001 | 5 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 2001 | 6 | Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats |
2004 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 138,249 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Nick Minchin (elected 1) 2. Amanda Vanstone (elected 3) 3. Alan Ferguson (elected 5) 4. Sue Lawrie | 459,560 | 47.49 | +1.94 |
| | Labor | 1. Anne McEwen (elected 2) 2. Annette Hurley (elected 4) 3. Dana Wortley (elected 6) | 343,422 | 35.49 | +2.25 |
| | Greens | 1. Brian Noone 2. Clare McCarty 3. Mij Tanith 4. Sandy Montgomery | 63,881 | 6.60 | +3.15 |
| | Family First | 1. Andrea Mason 2. Tony Bates 3. Toni Turnbull | 38,559 | 3.98 | +3.98 |
| | Democrats | 1. John McLaren 2. Ruth Russell 3. Tammy Franks 4. Jenny Scott | 23,118 | 2.39 | -10.23 |
| | Progressive Alliance | 1. Meg Lees 2. Kirk Jones 3. Jenny Macintosh | 11,061 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
| | One Nation | 1. Andrew Phillips 2. Basil Hille | 10,995 | 1.14 | -3.42 |
| | National | 1. John Venus 2. Julie Sippo 3. Ian Willcourt | 3,843 | 0.40 | +0.40 |
| | Veterans | 1. Nicholas McShane 2. Jarrad Kay | 3,771 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| | Liberals for Forests | 1. Rita Hunt 2. Rachael Barons | 2,800 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
| | Group A | 1. Rolf Klotz 2. Mark Smith 3. Robyn Munro 4. Ivan May | 1,957 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Tom Burtuleit 2. Amy McDonald | 1,255 | 0.13 | +0.13 |
| | Group M | 1. Ben Yengi 2. Alan Hutton | 890 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| | Group P | 1. Ralph Hahnheuser 2. Benno Lang | 889 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| | Group C | 1. Andrew Stanko 2. Damian Woodards | 657 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Independent | Richard Armour | 437 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Group B | 1. Kane Winther 2. Claire Winther | 402 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | John Lawrie | 126 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Richard Lutz | 115 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 967,738 | 96.47 | −0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35,424 | 3.53 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003,162 | 95.36 | −0.86 |

#### 2001

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 2001 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 2001 | 2 | Penny Wong | Labor |
| 2001 | 3 | Jeannie Ferris | Liberal |
| 2001 | 4 | Linda Kirk | Labor |
| 2001 | 5 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 2001 | 6 | Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats |
| 1998 |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1998 | 2 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1998 | 3 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 1998 | 4 | John Quirke | Labor |
| 1998 | 5 | Meg Lees | Democrats |
| 1998 | 6 | Alan Ferguson | Liberal |
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 138,146 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robert Hill (elected 1) 2. Jeannie Ferris (elected 3) 3. Grant Chapman (elected 5) 4. Michelle Lensink | 440,537 | 45.53 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | 1. Penny Wong (elected 2) 2. Linda Kirk (elected 4) 3. Chris Schacht | 321,551 | 33.23 | -1.3 |
| | Democrats | 1. Natasha Stott Despoja (elected 6) 2. Jeff Heath 3. Michael Pilling 4. Haroon Hassan | 122,195 | 12.63 | +0.3 |
| | One Nation | 1. Neil Russell-Taylor 2. Colin Gibson | 44,080 | 4.56 | -5.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Cate Faehrmann 2. Jim Douglas | 33,439 | 3.46 | +1.3 |
| | Republican | 1. Patrick Crozier 2. Robert Easson | 1,917 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| | Group D | 1. Kathy Newnam 2. Lisa Lines | 1,171 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| | Group G | 1. Kerry Harte 2. Colin Phillips | 886 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
| | Group F | 1. Mark Aldridge 2. Helen Aldridge | 750 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | Kym Fishlock | 596 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Independent | Nicholas McShane | 309 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Ervyn Behn | 106 | 0.01 | +0.00 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 967,015 | 96.94 | −0.25 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30,561 | 3.06 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997,576 | 96.22 | −0.58 |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1998

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1998 |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1998 | 2 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1998 | 3 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 1998 | 4 | John Quirke | Labor |
| 1998 | 5 | Meg Lees | Democrats |
| 1998 | 6 | Alan Ferguson | Liberal |
| 1996 |||||
| 1996 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 1996 | 2 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 1996 | 3 | Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats |
| 1996 | 4 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 1996 | 5 | Chris Schacht | Labor |
| 1996 | 6 | Jeannie Ferris | Liberal |
1998 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 135,260 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1) 2. Nick Minchin (elected 3) 3. Alan Ferguson (elected 6) 4. Joy De Leo | 383,637 | 40.5 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2) 2. John Quirke (elected 4) 3. Bill Hender | 303,299 | 32.0 | -0.2 |
| | Democrats | 1. Meg Lees (elected 5) 2. Michael Pilling 3. Alex Bowie 4. Natalija Apponyi | 117,619 | 12.4 | -2.1 |
| | One Nation | 1. Len Spencer 2. Malcolm Rumbelow 3. Monica Reimann | 91,911 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Greens | 1. Craig Wilkins 2. Michelle Drummond | 20,895 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Bob Randall 2. Colin Sinclair | 9,598 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| | Australia First | 1. Peter Davis 2. Bill Fradd | 6,127 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | National | 1. Ellis Wayland Robin Dixon-Thompson | 4,445 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Democratic Socialist | 1. Melanie Sjoberg 2. Kathy Newnam | 4,256 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Group E | 1. Chris Harms 2. Kirsti Harms | 1,487 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Group L | 1. Bernice Pfitzner 2. Erik Eriksen 3. Sean Heylen | 1,466 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Tommy Tonkin 2. Pompeo Feleppa | 898 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Group D | 1. Lindsay Simmons 2. Pat Brown | 625 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Neil Russell-Taylor | 309 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Graham Neave | 245 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 946,816 | 97.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27,424 | 2.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974,240 | 96.8 | +0.4 |

#### 1996

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1996 |||||
| 1996 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 1996 | 2 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 1996 | 3 | Natasha Stott Despoja | Democrats |
| 1996 | 4 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 1996 | 5 | Chris Schacht | Labor |
| 1996 | 6 | Jeannie Ferris | Liberal |
| 1993 |||||
| 1993 | 1 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1993 | 2 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1993 | 3 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 1993 | 4 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 1993 | 5 | Alan Ferguson | Liberal |
| 1993 | 6 | Meg Lees | Democrats |
1996 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 133,397 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robert Hill (elected 1) 2. Grant Chapman (elected 4) 3. Jeannie Ferris (elected 6) 4. Maria Kortesis | 428,053 | 45.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | 1. Rosemary Crowley (elected 2) 2. Chris Schacht (elected 5) 3. Deirdre Tedmanson | 301,094 | 32.2 | -5.8 |
| | Democrats | 1. Natasha Stott Despoja (elected 3) 2. Ian Gilfillan 3. Judy Smith 4. Desea Tsagatos | 135,730 | 14.5 | +4.7 |
| | Greens | 1. Stephen Spence 2. Meryl McDougall | 19,441 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | 1. Bert Joy 2. Stephen Wikblom | 9,424 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Shooters | 1. Haydon Aldersey 2. Robert Low | 8,973 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Grey Power | 1. Emily Gilbey-Riley 2. Gratton Darbyshire | 8,228 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. David Rodway 2. Brett Rodway | 6,817 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| | Group J | 1. Kenneth Nicholson 2. Colin Shearing | 6,286 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Women's Party | 1. Deborah McCulloch 2. Marg McHugh 3. Denise Tzumli | 5,678 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent EFF | 1. David Dwyer 2. Alfred Walker | 2,430 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Group F | 1. Michael Wohltmann 2. Jeanette Wohltmann | 1,081 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Wells | 561 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 933,776 | 96.7 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31,552 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965,328 | 96.4 | −0.9 |

#### 1993

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1993 | 1 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1993 | 2 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1993 | 3 | Nick Minchin | Liberal |
| 1993 | 4 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 1993 | 5 | Alan Ferguson | Liberal |
| 1993 | 6 | Meg Lees | Democrats |
| 1990 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 1990 | 2 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 1990 | 3 | John Coulter | Democrats |
| 1990 | 4 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
| 1990 | 5 | Chris Schacht | Labor |
| 1990 | 6 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 135,140 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Amanda Vanstone (elected 1) 2. Nick Minchin (elected 3) 3. Alan Ferguson (elected 5) 4. Satish Gupta | 431,642 | 45.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 2) 2. Dominic Foreman (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire 4. Rosalie McDonald | 359,491 | 38.0 | +0.9 |
| | Democrats | 1. Meg Lees (elected 6) 2. Stephen Swift 3. Natasha Stott Despoja 4. Patricia Tickle | 93,325 | 9.8 | -6.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Ally Fricker 2. Gerhard Weissmann | 15,467 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. David Rodway 2. David Squirrell | 10,762 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| | Natural Law | 1. Geoff Wells 2. Anne Martin 3. Dulcie Morris | 6,936 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Grey Power | 1. Jack Holder 2. Betty Preston 3. Glen Bottam | 6,922 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent EFF | 1. David Dwyer 2. Douglas Giddings 3. Vanessa Giddings | 6,031 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | National | 1. Nola McCallum 2. Michael Bradshaw | 4,498 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | Republican | 1. Bilal Nasrullah 2. Peter Hill | 4,191 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | 1. Evonne Moore 2. Joe Smith | 3,597 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Group F | 1. Alex Liew 2. Douglas Schirripa | 2,716 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Mark Rice | 313 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Ean Smith | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Bernard Broom | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 945,975 | 97.7 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22,390 | 2.3 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968,365 | 95.5 | −0.9 |

#### 1990

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1990 |||||
| 1990 | 1 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 1990 | 2 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 1990 | 3 | John Coulter | Democrats |
| 1990 | 4 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
| 1990 | 5 | Chris Schacht | Labor |
| 1990 | 6 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 1987 |||||
| 1987 | 1 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 1987 | 2 | John Olsen | Liberal |
| 1987 | 3 | Meg Lees | Democrats |
| 1987 | 4 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1987 | 5 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1987 | 6 | Graham Maguire | Labor |
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 129,732 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Robert Hill (elected 1) 2. Baden Teague (elected 4) 3. Grant Chapman (elected 6) 4. Ivan Venning | 376,073 | 42.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | 1. Rosemary Crowley (elected 2) 2. Chris Schacht (elected 5) 3. Gay Thompson 4. Jim Hyde | 337,137 | 37.1 | -7.5 |
| | Democrats | 1. John Coulter (elected 3) 2. Graham Pamount 3. Judy Smith 4. Pat Macaskill | 149,158 | 16.3 | +8.5 |
| | Green Alliance | 1. Deborah White 2. Philippa Skinner 3. Colin Hunt | 19,499 | 2.1 | +1.2 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. David Squirrell 2. Colin Sinclair | 18,701 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | National | 1. Neville Agars 2. Gary Hamdorf | 3,667 | 0.4 | -3.1 |
| | Grey Power | Jack Holder | 1,514 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Group B | 1. Tania Mykyta 2. Lizz Higgins | 1,091 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Group F | 1. F Rieck 2. Heather Shephard | 928 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Anastasios Giannouklas | 187 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Jack King | 168 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 908,123 | 97.5 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23,438 | 2.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931,561 | 96.4 | +1.9 |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 65,927 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Dominic Foreman (elected 1) 2. Nick Bolkus (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire (elected 6) 4. Rosemary Crowley (elected 8) 5. Chris Schacht (elected 10) 6. Vic Heron 7. Rosalie McDonald | 354,747 | 41.4 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | 1. Tony Messner (elected 2) 2. Amanda Vanstone (elected 5) 3. Robert Hill (elected 7) 4. Grant Chapman (elected 9) 5. Baden Teague (elected 11) 6. Michele Mercurio 7. Ivan Venning | 328,039 | 38.3 | +0.8 |
| | Democrats | 1. Janine Haines (elected 3) 2. John Coulter (elected 12) 3. Meg Lees 4. Ian McLiesh 5. Peter Vervoorn | 95,831 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| | National | 1. Bill Wright 2. Neville Agars 3. Mike Rogers 4. Jessie Taylor 5. Bob Brown 6. Clifford Boyd | 29,954 | 3.5 | +2.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Don Jessop | 25,876 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Greens | 1. Ally Fricker 2. Jules Davison | 8,102 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Group A | 1. Creston Magasdi 2. Reg McColl | 5,715 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Unite Australia | 1. David Vigor 2. Nick Theologou 3. Patricia Prowse 4. Maxwell Elphick | 4,775 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Communist | 1. John Wishart 2. Linda Gale | 2,456 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Group F | 1. Tom Towle 2. Ellen Towle | 788 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Bill Forster | 276 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Rob Robertson | 199 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Worth | 145 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | John Out | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Helen Launer | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Syd Plenty | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen Bailey | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 857,042 | 96.2 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33,514 | 3.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890,556 | 94.5 | −0.7 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 2 | Tony Messner | Liberal |
| 3 | Janine Haines | Democrats |
| 4 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 5 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 6 | Graham Maguire | Labor |
| 7 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 8 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 9 | Grant Chapman | Liberal |
| 10 | Chris Schacht | Labor |
| 11 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
| 12 | John Coulter | Democrats |

#### 1984

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1985 |||||
| 1985 | 1 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1985 | 2 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
| 1985 | 3 | Graham Maguire | Labor |
| 1985 | 4 | Don Jessop | Liberal |
| 1985 | 5 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |
| 1985 | 6 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal |
| 1985 | 7 | David Vigor | Democrats |
| 1982 |||||
| 1982 | 1 | Ron Elstob | Labor |
| 1982 | 2 | Tony Messner | Liberal |
| 1982 | 3 | Janine Haines | Democrats |
| 1982 | 4 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 1982 | 5 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 101,997 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Nick Bolkus (elected 1) 2. Graham Maguire (elected 3) 3. Rosemary Crowley (elected 5) 4. Vic Heron | 340,115 | 41.7 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal | 1. Baden Teague (elected 2) 2. Don Jessop (elected 4) 3. Amanda Vanstone (elected 6) 4. Robert Giles | 306,027 | 37.5 | -2.9 |
| | Democrats | 1. David Vigor (elected 7) 2. John Coulter 3. Mike Elliott 4. Sandra Kanck | 91,329 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | 1. Frances Mowling 2. Ian Modistach 3. Douglas Peers | 37,834 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. Bob Brown 2. Dean Davis 3. William Pomery | 22,429 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | National | 1. John Bannon 2. Judith Jackson 3. Ray Rothe 4. Helen Scott 5. Audrey Pobke | 10,756 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| | Pensioner | 1. Wilfred Scott 2. Kenneth Perry | 4,052 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Group F | 1. Judy Gillett 2. Brian Sones 3. Eugene Sibelle | 1,328 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Group D | 1. Joe Rossi 2. Warwick Stallard 3. Giovanni Melino 4. Gizella Farkas | 840 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Family Movement | 1. Bob Boyd 2. Fred Tanner | 800 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Herman Bersee | 199 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Gagliardi | 169 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Edward Dyer | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 815,970 | 94.6 | +3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46,399 | 5.4 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862,369 | 95.2 | +0.2 |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 69,396 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Ron Elstob (elected 1) 2. Dominic Foreman (elected 4) 3. Nick Bolkus (elected 6) 4. Graham Maguire (elected 8) 5. Rosemary Crowley (elected 10) 6. Brian Keneally | 340,089 | 44.6 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | 1. Tony Messner (elected 2) 2. Robert Hill (elected 5) 3. Don Jessop (elected 7) 4. Baden Teague (elected 9) 5. Harold Young 6. Graham Ingerson | 308,138 | 40.4 | -2.9 |
| | Democrats | 1. Janine Haines (elected 3) 2. Ted Radoslovich 3. Margaret-Ann Williams 4. David Vigor 5. John Beech 6. Patricia Shortridge | 96,662 | 13.1 | +1.9 |
| | National | 1. Kevin Schulz 2. William Nosworthy 3. Stanley Draganoff | 13,757 | 1.8 | +0.8 |
| | Integrity Team | 1. Betty Luks 2. Barry Lindner 3. Belle Harris 4. John Wadey | 4,026 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Communist | 1. Anne McMenamin 2. John Humphrys | 1,058 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Libertarian | William Forster | 959 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Socialist | 1. Brian Rooney 2. Laurence Kiek | 864 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Socialist Workers | 1. Douglas Lorimer 2. Jennifer Fisher | 795 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Colin George | 777 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Social Democrats | 1. Roger Ormsby 2. John Parker | 301 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 763,349 | 91.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73,350 | 8.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836,699 | 95.0 | +0.1 |
| # | Senator | Party |
| 1 | Ron Elstob | Labor |
| 2 | Tony Messner | Liberal |
| 3 | Janine Haines | Democrat |
| 4 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 5 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 6 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 7 | Don Jessop | Liberal |
| 8 | Graham Maguire | Labor |
| 9 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
| 10 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor |

#### 1980

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1981 |||||
| 1981 | 1 | Don Jessop | Liberal |
| 1981 | 2 | Dominic Foreman | Labor |
| 1981 | 3 | Robert Hill | Liberal |
| 1981 | 4 | Nick Bolkus | Labor |
| 1981 | 5 | Janine Haines | Democrat |
| 1978 |||||
| 1978 | 1 | Tony Messner | Liberal |
| 1978 | 2 | Geoff McLaren | Labor |
| 1978 | 3 | Harold Young | Liberal |
| 1978 | 4 | Ron Elstob | Labor |
| 1978 | 5 | Baden Teague | Liberal |
1980 Australian federal election, Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 122,723 | | |
| | Liberal | 1. Don Jessop (elected 1) 2. Robert Hill (elected 3) 3. Craig Spiel | 319,088 | 43.3 | -5.8 |
| | Labor | 1. Dominic Foreman (elected 2) 2. Nick Bolkus (elected 4) 3. Graham Maguire | 300,420 | 40.8 | +4.0 |
| | Democrats | 1. Janine Haines (elected 5) 2. Ian Gilfillan 3. David Vigor | 96,662 | 13.1 | +1.9 |
| | National Country | 1. Geoffrey Clothier 2. Sylvia Schulz 3. Peter McBride | 7,419 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Concerned Christian Candidates | 1. Betty Luks 2. James Cronin 3. Gordon Kroschel | 4,189 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Marijuana | 1. Craig Cocks 2. Gwenda Woods | 2,373 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Australia | 1. Ian Modistach 2. Alan Jamieson | 1,670 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| | Socialist | 1. Brian Rooney 2. Ida Goss 3. Laurence Kiek | 1,347 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 1. David Kitto 2. Mary McKenzie-Huish | 1,248 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Valentine Furner | 879 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | William Forster | 820 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Raymond Bradtke | 221 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 736,336 | 91.3 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70,359 | 8.7 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 806,695 | 94.9 | −0.2 |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1914

Each elector voted for up to six candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1914 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Shannon (elected 1) | 190,590 | 96.1 | |
| | Labor | John Newlands (re-elected 2) | 112,569 | 56.8 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | James O'Loghlin (re-elected 3) | 112,283 | 56.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Robert Guthrie (re-elected 4) | 111,774 | 56.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | William Senior (re-elected 5) | 109,975 | 55.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | William Story (re-elected 6) | 108,263 | 54.6 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal | Edward Vardon | 90,364 | 45.6 | |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Benny | 89,568 | 45.2 | |
| | Liberal | George Jenkins | 89,194 | 45.0 | |
| | Liberal | George Stewart | 88,042 | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal | Patrick Daley | 87,365 | 44.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,189,987 198,331 voters | 96.16 | +1.90 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,913 | 3.84 | −1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,244 | 80.14 | +0.04 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 635,123 | 53.37 | +6.97 |
| | Labor | | 554,864 | 46.63 | −6.97 |

#### 1913

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1913 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James O'Loghlin (elected 1) | 96,750 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | John Newlands (elected 2) | 96,179 | 52.2 | |
| | Labour | William Senior (elected 3) | 94,222 | 51.1 | |
| | Liberal | Joseph Vardon (defeated) | 82,829 | 45.0 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | John Shannon (defeated) | 82,436 | 44.7 | |
| | Liberal | Peter Allen | 81,805 | 44.4 | |
| | Independent | Sir Josiah Symon (defeated) | 18,556 | 10.1 | −1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 552,777 184,259 voters | 94.3 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11,204 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,463 | 80.1 | +26.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 287,151 | 51.9 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal | | 247,070 | 44.7 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | | 18,556 | 10.1 | |

#### 1910

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1910 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gregor McGregor (re-elected 1) | 58,955 | 55.2 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Guthrie (re-elected 2) | 57,733 | 54.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | William Story (re-elected 3) | 31,489 | 46.5 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | David Gordon | 50,729 | 47.5 | |
| | Liberal | David Charleston | 49,063 | 45.9 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | John Shannon | 48,834 | 45.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 320,484 106,828 voters | 96.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,675 | 3.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,517 | 53.2 | +16.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 171,858 | 53.6 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | | 148,626 | 46.4 | −0.7 |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1906 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Anti-Socialist | Sir Josiah Symon (re-elected 1) | 33,597 | 49.6 | |
| | Labour | William Russell (elected 2) | 31,796 | 46.9 | |
| | Anti-Socialist | Joseph Vardon (elected 3) | 31,489 | 46.5 | |
| | Labour | Dugald Crosby | 31,455 | 46.4 | |
| | Labour | Reginald Blundell | 31,366 | 46.3 | |
| | Anti-Socialist | David Charleston | 30,608 | 45.2 | |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Playford (defeated) | 13,035 | 19.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 203,346 67,782 voters | 96.1 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,735 | 3.9 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,517 | 36.5 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Anti-Socialist | | 95,684 | 47.1 | |
| | Labour | | 94,617 | 46.5 | |
| | Protectionist | | 13,035 | 6.4 | |

#### 1903

Each elector voted for up to three candidates. Percentages refer to the number of voters rather than the number of votes.
1903 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gregor McGregor (re-elected 1) | 31,082 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Guthrie (elected 2) | 28,376 | 53.0 |
| | Labour | William Story (elected 3) | 23,083 | 43.1 |
| | Free Trade | David Charleston (defeated) | 22,499 | 42.0 |
| | Free Trade | William Copley | 19,402 | 36.2 |
| | Free Trade | Robert Caldwell | 19,400 | 36.2 |
| | Independent | Crawford Vaughan | 8,595 | 16.0 |
| | Independent | William Grasby | 8,294 | 15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 160,731 53,577 voters | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,208 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,577 | 32.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labour | | 82,541 | 51.4 |
| | Free Trade | | 61,301 | 38.1 |
| | Independent | | 16,889 | 10.5 |

#### 1901

Each elector voted for up to six candidates; as such percentages are shown of the total number of voters rather than the total number of votes.
1901 Australian federal election: Senate, South Australia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | Sir Josiah Symon (elected 1) | 37,642 | 74.8 | +74.8 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Playford (elected 2) | 36,892 | 73.3 | +73.3 |
| | Free Trade | Sir Richard Baker (elected 3) | 35,235 | 70.0 | +70.0 |
| | Protectionist | Sir John Downer (elected 4) | 30,493 | 60.6 | +60.6 |
| | Free Trade | David Charleston (elected 5) | 29,153 | 57.9 | +57.9 |
| | Labour | Gregor McGregor (elected 6) | 26,264 | 52.2 | +52.2 |
| | Protectionist | Andrew Kirkpatrick | 25,620 | 50.9 | +50.9 |
| | Labour | James O'Loghlin | 21,871 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| | Free Trade | Arthur Addison | 21,802 | 43.3 | +43.3 |
| | Free Trade | William Copley | 20,807 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Burgoyne | 16,353 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 302,132 ~50,325 ballots | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,478 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | unknown | | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Free Trade | | 144,639 | 47.9 | +47.9 |
| | Protectionist | | 109,358 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
| | Labour | | 48,135 | 15.9 | +15.9 |