Groom by-election: Initial payment to political parties

Updated: 07 January 2021

Parties or candidates that received the required 4 per cent of the formal first-preference vote cast at the 28 November 2020 Groom by-election have each received an initial payment of $10,344.25.

The total amount of the initial election funding payment is $41,377.00.

The following table is a breakdown of political parties eligible to receive the initial payment for the Groom by-election.

GROOM BY-ELECTION PAYMENT TO POLITICAL PARTIES

Political Party

Initial Payment ($)

Australian Labor Party

10,344.25

Liberal Party of Australia

10,344.25

Liberal Democratic Party

10,344.25

SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA – STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT. STOP CORRUPTION.

10,344.25

 

$41,377.00

Further payments

Further election funding payments made to political parties are based on demonstrated electoral expenditure.

Election funding claims for further payments can be submitted to the AEC during the period from 18 December 2020 to 27 May 2021. The AEC will assess these claims, and determinations will be published on the Transparency Register.

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