2024 Dunkley by-election: election funding payments finalised

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has finalised election funding payments to political parties and candidates for the 2024 Dunkley by-election.

Parties and candidates who received at least 4 per cent of the formal first preference vote at the 2024 Dunkley by-election received an automatic payment of election funding of $12,039. This initial payment amount was provided pursuant to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and is an indexed figure.

To receive election funding greater than the automatic payment, agents of eligible political parties and candidates were required to lodge a claim with the AEC setting out electoral expenditure incurred. For the Dunkley by-election, the period for lodging a claim for election funding was 22 March 2024 to 02 September 2024. Three political parties and one independent candidate were eligible for election funding. The AEC received and finalised 3 final claims for election funding between Friday 22 March 2024 to Thursday 02 May 2024. A final claim was not received from the eligible independent candidate.

Total election funding paid by the AEC in relation to the Dunkley by-election was $272,060.86. This amount includes $48,156 in automatic payments and $223,904.86 in claims accepted. The following table is a breakdown of total election funding paid by the AEC.

DUNKLEY BY-ELECTION ELECTION FUNDING PAYMENT

Political Party/Independent Candidate	Total Election Funding Paid ($)
Liberal Party of Australia	117,711.58
Australian Labor Party (ALP)	123,217.47
The Australian Greens - Victoria	19,092.81
Darren Paul BERGWERF	12,039.00
Total election funding paid:	$272,060.86

The determinations for claims for election funding are published on the Transparency Register.

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Editor’s notes:

• Information about election funding payments is available on the AEC website.