Andrew Leigh’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $674,794
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
Andrew Leigh is Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury. Andrew Leigh claimed $674,794 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 98th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $149,221. Largest categories: Office Administration ($324,065); Office Facilities ($289,706); Employee Travel ($26,039). 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.
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.
Andrew Leigh's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$324,065
$221,473
$102,592 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$290,638
Office Consumables and Services
$30,787
Publications
$2,641
Office Facilities – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$289,706
$183,185
$106,521 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$289,706
Employee Travel – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$26,039
$114,932
$88,893 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$26,039
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$21,642
$43,715
$22,073 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$21,642
Travel Allowance – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$5,597
$31,310
$25,713 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$5,597
Other Car Costs – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$3,599
$27,108
$23,509 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$2,923
Parking
$676
Telecommunications – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$3,074
$2,701
$373 above the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,702
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$1,371
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Leigh, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,072
$378
$694 above the median of $378
Official Duties
$596
Parliamentary Duties
$476
Total across all periods: $4,935,347 (1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2026, 34 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 – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$2,210,926
Printing and Communications
$1,846,792
Office Consumables and Services
$186,758
Telephonic Services
$156,725
Publications
$20,650
Office Facilities – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$2,100,905
Office Facilities - Not stated
$2,100,905
Employee Travel – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$195,776
Domestic Travel
$164,825
International Travel
$30,950
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$176,363
Fares
$176,363
Other Car Costs – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$109,131
COMCAR
$55,735
Private-Plated Vehicle
$47,447
Parking
$5,932
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$16
Travel Allowance – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$52,884
Travel Allowance
$52,884
Telecommunications – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$44,903
Telecommunications - Usage
$31,238
Telecommunications - Residential - Official
$13,666
International Travel – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$38,940
Ministerial Visits
$38,940
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$3,920
Parliamentary Duties
$2,876
Official Duties
$1,044
Family or Nominee Travel – Andrew Leigh, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,600
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,600
What’s included in these figures
The total for Andrew Leigh is the sum of all expenses charged to Andrew Leigh’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?
Andrew Leigh’s four-quarter total of $674,794 (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 $149,221, against an average of $168,699 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. Andrew Leigh’s total of $674,794 is $27,088 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 98th 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.” Andrew Leigh’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($324,065).
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 Andrew Leigh this came to $0 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.
