House · Apr–Jun 2026

Garth Hamilton

Liberal Party of Australia · GROOM · QLD

Period

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026

Modelled estimate

$254,332+$82,036reported + modelled

Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.

Rank by expenses

52nd / 280

+44% vs median

this MPall MPs (280)

Reported · IPEA

Expenses this quarter

$254,332

▲ 34% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 78% vs Apr-Jun 2025

Quarters on record

Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal

Salary & allowances

$73,040

Includes allowances

Superannuation

$8,996

15.4% of base + loading

Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Office Administration ($139,027)

Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.

Quarter-over-quarter

Work expenses — reported by IPEA

Remuneration composition — modelled

Expenditure by category

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036

Base salary	Standard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)	$58,415
Electorate allowance	Electorate office and operations	$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)	Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement	$4,875
Superannuation	15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)	$8,996
Total remuneration & super		$82,036

Note: Auto-applied Shadow Assistant Minister for Energy Security and Affordability (2025-26); quarterly = annual / 4

How is this modelled?▾

Modelled from Remuneration Tribunal determinations. Best-effort approximations, not IPEA-reported amounts.

Vehicle entitlement: All members modelled as taking the $19,500/yr cash-in-lieu allowance. IPEA car/COMCAR lines are treated as separate travel costs.
Electorate allowance: Baseline rate ($39,700/yr) applied for all representatives; geographic scaling not yet modelled.
Committee loadings: Additional loadings for committee chairs, whips and minor office holders are currently untracked.
Mid-quarter transitions: Modelled on the most recent active role within the quarter (known approximation).

Full detail on the methodology page.

Expenditure detail

Office Administration

$139,027

Printing and Communications	IPEA	$34,435.31
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$22,961.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$8,639.09
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$7,163.72
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$6,772.22
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,822.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$4,466.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,293.44
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$4,098.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$3,514.05
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,950.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,501.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,280.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,207.25
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,179.88
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,111.11
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,110.91
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$2,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,976.20
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,976.20
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,894.20
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,337.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1,337.76
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,318.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$1,000.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$777.27
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$688.15
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$672.84
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$668.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$668.18
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$606.00
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$606.00
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$598.02
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$519.75
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$437.82
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$427.27
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$398.68
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$383.64
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$327.99
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$324.38
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$291.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$291.88
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$251.92
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$248.32
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$209.56
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$171.56
Publications	IPEA	$104.09
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$92.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$86.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$74.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$68.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$17.19
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$14.68
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$13.98
Printing and Communications	IPEA	$12.73
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.82
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$8.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$7.60
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$6.06
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$5.76
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$3.96
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.66
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$2.36
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$1.86
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.54
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.45
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	$0.40
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$4.80
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$281.28
Office Consumables and Services	IPEA	-$433.13
Printing and Communications	IPEA	-$714.54

Office Facilities

$43,806

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IPEA

$43,806.37

Employee Travel

$35,120

Domestic Travel

IPEA

$35,120.27

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$13,475

Fares	IPEA	$1,265.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,239.09
Fares	IPEA	$1,194.37
Fares	IPEA	$1,132.19
Fares	IPEA	$1,106.16
Fares	IPEA	$1,063.71
Fares	IPEA	$999.07
Fares	IPEA	$963.59
Fares	IPEA	$816.14
Fares	IPEA	$527.48
Fares	IPEA	$430.55
Fares	IPEA	$258.85

Other Car Costs

$12,383

Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,710.72
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,710.72
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$1,710.72
COMCAR	IPEA	$525.89
COMCAR	IPEA	$521.45
COMCAR	IPEA	$505.91
COMCAR	IPEA	$495.32
COMCAR	IPEA	$486.44
COMCAR	IPEA	$486.44
COMCAR	IPEA	$484.22
COMCAR	IPEA	$410.70
COMCAR	IPEA	$361.86
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$246.29
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$205.45
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$192.86
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$185.78
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$184.35
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$183.14
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$176.39
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$169.00
COMCAR	IPEA	$158.20
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$151.90
COMCAR	IPEA	$139.50
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$137.40
COMCAR	IPEA	$133.20
COMCAR	IPEA	$115.86
COMCAR	IPEA	$95.76
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
COMCAR	IPEA	$66.60
Private-Plated Vehicle	IPEA	$26.70

Travel Allowance

$9,552

Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,610.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$1,288.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$866.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$499.00
Travel Allowance	IPEA	$459.00

Telecommunications

$970

Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$209.09
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$132.55
Telecommunications - Usage	IPEA	$132.55
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09
Telecommunications - Residential - Official	IPEA	$99.09

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