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2025 federal election: election funding payments finalised

Updated: 27 November 2025

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has finalised election funding payments to political parties and candidates for the 2025 federal election.

Parties and candidates who received at least 4 per cent of the formal first preference vote at the 2025 federal election received an automatic payment of election funding of $12,379. 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 2025 federal election, the period for lodging a claim for election funding was 23 May 2025 to 3 November 2025.

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

Total election funding paid by the AEC in relation to the 2025 federal election was $93,850,428.95. This amount includes $1,064,594.00 in automatic payments and $92,785,834.95 in claims accepted.

Editor’s notes:

Election funding payment summary – 2025 federal election

Total election funding paid by the AEC in relation to the 2025 federal election was $93,850,428.95; $90,500,451.00 of which was paid to political parties and $3,349,977.95 to independent candidates. The breakdown of the payments is shown in the tables below. The totals include the automatic payment ($12,379 per party or independent candidate).

Political parties

Political Party

Total Election Funding Paid

Australian Labor Party (Federal)

$36,999,384.08

Liberal Party of Australia

$28,235,699.46

Pauline Hanson's One Nation

$6,078,750.36

The Greens NSW

$3,670,962.37

The Australian Greens - Victoria

$3,569,616.01

National Party of Australia - N.S.W.

$2,429,326.33

Queensland Greens

$2,397,487.77

Australian Greens (Federal)

$1,668,519.22

National Party of Australia - Victoria

$1,462,229.34

The Greens (WA) Inc

$1,353,438.38

Legalise Cannabis Australia

$486,221.96

Gerard Rennick People First

$393,028.70

David Pocock

$389,102.00

Trumpet of Patriots

$262,865.34

Country Liberal Party (NT)

$239,522.25

Family First Party Australia

$203,684.83

Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

$175,310.15

National Party of Australia (WA) Inc

$155,965.93

Jacqui Lambie Network

$91,608.23

Victorian Socialists

$74,302.38

Centre Alliance

$63,808.99

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

$34,648.94

Socialist Alliance

$24,532.80

Australian Christians

$15,677.18

Libertarian Party

$12,379.00

Sustainable Australia Party - Universal Basic Income

$12,379.00

Total

$90,500,451.00

Independent Candidates

Independent Candidate

Total Election Funding Paid

Zali Steggall

$154,367.74

Helen Haines

$151,432.08

Sophie Scamps

$143,844.05

Allegra Spender

$136,401.62

Monique Ryan

$131,901.63

Zoe Daniel

$120,314.74

Alex Dyson

$115,164.63

Kate Chaney

$114,961.47

Andrew Wilkie

$111,775.00

Caz Heise

$107,051.77

Dai Le

$105,331.69

Nicolette Boele

$102,626.27

Jessie Price

$91,828.32

Andrew Gee

$85,232.39

Ben Smith

$82,638.72

Kate Hulett

$79,568.00

Michelle Milthorpe

$69,639.86

Keryn Jones

$65,336.26

Anita Kuss

$63,470.57

Sue Chapman

$61,645.52

Suzie Holt

$59,911.88

Deb Leonard

$59,353.19

Jeremy Miller

$57,369.00

Kate Hook

$56,735.82

Peter George

$56,160.20

Ahmed Ouf

$55,198.57

Erchana Murray-Bartlett

$45,257.28

Tina Brown

$44,475.11

Francine Wiig

$44,305.81

Ellie Smith

$43,591.36

Ziad Basyouny

$41,339.67

Claire Ferres Miles

$39,243.74

Carly Moore

$36,348.71

Ian Goodenough

$35,969.48

Philip Penfold

$35,773.09

Russell Broadbent

$35,383.70

Claire Miles

$34,493.18

Joseph Youhana

$32,600.41

Matthew Camenzuli

$32,549.62

Verity Cooper

$28,486.00

Kate Dezarnaulds

$28,344.21

Jess Ness

$27,944.66

Nicole Arrowsmith

$25,872.00

Phil Scott

$25,398.39

Stella Yee

$23,586.88

Jenny Rolfe

$23,393.87

Nathan Barton

$22,896.13

Kath Davies

$22,635.41

Samim Moslih

$20,840.83

Ben Britton

$17,762.96

Chris Kearney

$17,495.46

Casey Iddon

$17,234.74

James Gooden

$17,200.88

Kate Lockhart

$15,457.09

Brendan Blomeley

$12,941.29

George Razay

$12,379.00

Peter McLean

$12,379.00

Andy Yin

$12,379.00

Adam Martin

$12,379.00

James Pheils

$12,379.00

Total

$3,349,977.95