Sean Bell’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $342,870
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: One Nation Whip
Sean Bell is One Nation Whip. Sean Bell claimed $342,870 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, the 2025–26 financial year), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 221st of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $144,301. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($120,923); Office Facilities ($87,566); Office Administration ($50,687). Includes family and nominee travel, as in IPEA's own totals.
How these figures differ from IPEA’s
IPEA reports claims quarter by quarter. Political Gadgets adds up the latest four reported quarters to smooth one-off spikes (an election period, an overseas trip), then compares each parliamentarian with the median of all 224 and, for House members, with similar groups. The underlying data is IPEA’s; IPEA is the authoritative source. See IPEA’s Background on Expenditure Reporting.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Whip
10
$425,487
$82,617 below this group's median of $425,487
State: NSW
12
$584,453
$241,583 below this group's median of $584,453
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); medians use the same rolling four-quarter totals as the headline figure, including family and nominee travel. Clusters with a single member are not shown. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Sean Bell's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$120,923
$114,932
$5,991 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$120,923
Office Facilities – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$87,566
$183,185
$95,619 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$87,566
Office Administration – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$50,687
$221,473
$170,786 below the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$40,010
Office Consumables and Services
$10,317
Telephonic Services
$360
Travel Allowance – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$31,837
$31,310
$527 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$31,837
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$23,499
$43,715
$20,216 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$23,499
Other Car Costs – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$21,043
$27,108
$6,065 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$21,043
Family or Nominee Travel – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,815
$3,367
$2,448 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,181
COMCAR
$634
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$804
$378
$426 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$804
Telecommunications – Sean Bell, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$695
$2,701
$2,006 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$695
Total across all periods: $342,870 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 3 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Employee Travel – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$120,923
Domestic Travel
$120,923
Office Facilities – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$87,566
Office Facilities - Not stated
$87,566
Office Administration – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$50,687
Printing and Communications
$40,010
Office Consumables and Services
$10,317
Telephonic Services
$360
Travel Allowance – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$31,837
Travel Allowance
$31,837
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$23,499
Fares
$23,499
Other Car Costs – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$21,043
COMCAR
$21,043
Family or Nominee Travel – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,815
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,181
COMCAR
$634
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$804
Parliamentary Duties
$804
Telecommunications – Sean Bell, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$695
Telecommunications - Usage
$695
What’s included in these figures
The total for Sean Bell is the sum of all expenses charged to Sean Bell’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the 2025–26 financial year: travel,
office facilities and administration, vehicles, communications and other categories. Refunds and credits
are netted off, so a category can be negative. Family and nominee travel is included, as in
IPEA’s own headline total for a parliamentarian: those claims are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and shown as their own category,
“Family or Nominee Travel”.
Method and data source
Quarterly claims are taken from IPEA’s open data on
data.gov.au (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia), current to the IPEA release of 2 Sep 2026.
Totals cover the four most recent reported quarters; the median and rank are calculated across all
sitting parliamentarians with claims in the same window. Earlier category names are matched to current ones.
Figures are compiled from IPEA data; IPEA is the authoritative source. Page generated 2026-10-23.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Sean Bell’s four-quarter total of $342,870 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Apr–Jun 2026) was $144,301, against an average of $85,718 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 224 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $647,706 and half more. Sean Bell’s total of $342,870 is $304,836 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 221st of 224.
Why do some parliamentarians claim much more than others?
IPEA says: “When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian’s role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate’s distance from the closest capital city and Canberra.” Sean Bell’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($120,923).
Is family and nominee travel included?
Yes. Claims for travel by family members or nominees are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and counted in their total, as in IPEA’s own totals. For Sean Bell this came to $5,815 over the window.
Expenditure data is compiled by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) and released under Creative Commons Licence (data.gov.au).
In all fairness there are some good reasons for variance in expenditure. The IPEA points out: "When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian's role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate's distance from the closest capital city and Canberra. Further information on why some offices may have higher travel expenditure can be found on the IPEA website Background on Expenditure Reporting page."
Former members are not included in the totals, rankings or medians shown here.
