 In the upper house, the Senate, CCE contested in three states, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia and gained 9,988 votes or 0.08 percent of the national total (between 0.10 percent and 0.13 percent in the three states contested).The CCE vote declined at the 2008 Mayo by-election.CCE preferenced the Liberal Party, ahead of the Labor Party and The Greens.