Colin Boyce’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $796,416
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Colin Boyce claimed $796,416 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 80th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $229,068. Largest categories: Office Administration ($288,278); Office Facilities ($242,996); Employee Travel ($93,179). 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 226 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.
Clusters group the 150 House electorates by shared traits (front-bench position, seat area, state, urban/rural); 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. Source: Compare Electorates – browse by cluster.
Colin Boyce's total in each category over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$288,278
$262,346
$25,932 above the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$232,215
Office Consumables and Services
$52,442
Publications
$3,621
Office Facilities – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$242,996
$188,110
$54,886 above the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$242,996
Employee Travel – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$93,179
$124,917
$31,738 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$93,179
Travel Allowance – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$67,829
$34,320
$33,509 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$67,829
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$44,095
$45,732
$1,637 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$44,095
Other Car Costs – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$31,568
$28,254
$3,314 above the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$24,696
COMCAR
$6,839
Parking
$34
International Travel – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$20,363
$0
$20,363 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$20,363
Telecommunications – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$4,875
$2,683
$2,192 above the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$2,726
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$2,148
Family or Nominee Travel – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$2,554
$1,839
$715 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$2,554
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Colin Boyce, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$680
$340
$340 above the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$571
Electorate Duties
$109
Total across all periods: $3,270,726 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Sep 2026, 18 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Administration – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,187,757
Printing and Communications
$959,683
Office Consumables and Services
$212,447
Publications
$15,627
Office Facilities – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$966,267
Office Facilities - Not stated
$966,267
Employee Travel – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$360,948
Domestic Travel
$360,948
Travel Allowance – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$319,708
Travel Allowance
$319,708
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$163,721
Fares
$163,721
Other Car Costs – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$134,245
Private-Plated Vehicle
$117,745
COMCAR
$16,255
Parking
$246
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$50,478
Electorate Duties
$36,729
Parliamentary Duties
$13,388
Party Political Duties
$361
Official Duties
$0
Family or Nominee Travel – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$40,485
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$37,897
Private Vehicle Allowance
$2,588
Telecommunications – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$26,753
Telecommunications - Usage
$19,158
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$7,594
International Travel – Colin Boyce, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$20,363
Parliamentary Delegations
$20,363
What’s included in these figures
The total for Colin Boyce is the sum of all expenses charged to Colin Boyce’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): 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 11 Nov 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 2026-11-12.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Colin Boyce’s four-quarter total of $796,416 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Jul–Sep 2026) was $229,068, against an average of $199,104 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 226 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $704,511 and half more. Colin Boyce’s total of $796,416 is $91,905 above the median of $704,511, which ranks 80th of 226.
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.” Colin Boyce’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($288,278).
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 Colin Boyce this came to $2,554 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.