▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁First ▁Party , ▁R icky ▁Mu ir ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Mot oring ▁En th us iast ▁Party , ▁John ▁Mad igan ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁Nick ▁X en oph on . ▁▁ ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁This ▁table ▁includes ▁votes ▁and ▁percentage ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election , ▁but ▁shows ▁the ▁seat ▁allocation ▁after ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁special ▁election ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Senate ▁has ▁ 7 6 ▁seats . ▁Fort y ▁seats ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁election ; ▁six ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁states , ▁two ▁for ▁the ▁A CT ▁and ▁two ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁sen ators ▁from ▁the ▁territ ories ▁comm enced ▁on ▁election ▁day , ▁all ▁other ▁terms ▁take ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁of ▁prefer ences ▁have ▁occurred ▁for ▁all ▁Senate ▁seats ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories . ▁The ▁Senate ▁will ▁see ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁government ▁on ▁ 3 3 ▁seats ▁with ▁the ▁Labor ▁opposition ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁seats ▁and ▁a ▁record ▁cross ben ch ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁on ▁ten ▁seats , ▁Pal mer ▁United ▁on ▁three ▁seats , ▁with ▁other ▁minor ▁parties ▁and ▁independ ents ▁on ▁five ▁seats ▁– ▁the ▁L DP ' s ▁David ▁Ley on h jel m , ▁Family ▁First ' s ▁Bob ▁Day , ▁and ▁inc umb ents ▁Nick ▁X en