Coalition polls well in Senate

The Liberal-National coalition is set to have strong numbers in the Senate but the surprise show is One Nation.

Julia, a voter who gave only her first name, folds her large senate ballot at a polling station at Town Hall in Sydney. Source: AAP

The coalition is polling strongly in initial Senate vote counting.

At 7.45pm (AEST) the Liberal-Nationals were on track to win six seats in NSW, six in Victoria, five in Queensland, one in ACT and four in Tasmania.

Labor appeared set to hold two in NSW, Victoria and Queensland, three in Tasmania and one in the ACT.

The Greens were polling strongest in Tasmania, followed by NSW and ACT but did not yet have a quota for a seat.

One Nation was the strongest-polling micro-party, fractionally short of a quota in NSW but holding two quotas in Queensland which would propel Pauline Hanson and a running mate into the Senate.