Chris Gatenby’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $41,615
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Position: Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate
Chris Gatenby is Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate. Chris Gatenby claimed $41,615 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 225th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $41,615. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($15,150); Office Facilities ($6,115); Office Administration ($6,099). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Whip
11
$456,921
$415,306 below this group's median of $456,921
State: TAS
12
$486,047
$444,432 below this group's median of $486,047
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.
Chris Gatenby'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.
Employee Travel – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$15,150
$124,917
$109,767 below the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$15,150
Office Facilities – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$6,115
$188,110
$181,995 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$6,115
Office Administration – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$6,099
$262,346
$256,247 below the median of $262,346
Office Consumables and Services
$4,224
Printing and Communications
$1,795
Publications
$80
Travel Allowance – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$5,100
$34,320
$29,220 below the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$5,100
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,812
$45,732
$41,920 below the median of $45,732
Fares
$3,812
Family or Nominee Travel – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,742
$1,839
$1,903 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,727
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$15
Other Car Costs – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$1,511
$28,254
$26,743 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$1,442
COMCAR
$68
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Chris Gatenby, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$87
$340
$253 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
$87
Total across all periods: $41,615 (1 Jul 2026 – 30 Sep 2026, 1 quarter)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Employee Travel – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$15,150
Domestic Travel
$15,150
Office Facilities – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$6,115
Office Facilities - Not stated
$6,115
Office Administration – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$6,099
Office Consumables and Services
$4,224
Printing and Communications
$1,795
Publications
$80
Travel Allowance – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$5,100
Travel Allowance
$5,100
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,812
Fares
$3,812
Family or Nominee Travel – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,742
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$3,727
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$15
Other Car Costs – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$1,511
Private-Plated Vehicle
$1,442
COMCAR
$68
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Chris Gatenby, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$87
Parliamentary Duties
$87
What’s included in these figures
The total for Chris Gatenby is the sum of all expenses charged to Chris Gatenby’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?
Chris Gatenby’s four-quarter total of $41,615 (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 $41,615, against an average of $10,404 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. Chris Gatenby’s total of $41,615 is $662,896 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 225th 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.” Chris Gatenby’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($15,150).
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 Chris Gatenby this came to $3,742 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.
