Henry Pike’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $657,701
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Position: Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health; Shadow Assistant Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Henry Pike is Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health; Shadow Assistant Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Henry Pike claimed $657,701 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 105th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $217,925. Largest categories: Office Administration ($300,488); Office Facilities ($190,632); Employee Travel ($75,907). 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.
Henry Pike's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$300,488
$221,473
$79,015 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$268,936
Office Consumables and Services
$30,626
Publications
$880
Telephonic Services
$46
Office Facilities – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$190,632
$183,185
$7,447 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$190,632
Employee Travel – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$75,907
$114,932
$39,025 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$75,907
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$49,482
$43,715
$5,767 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$49,482
Travel Allowance – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$26,550
$31,310
$4,760 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$26,550
Other Car Costs – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$7,663
$27,108
$19,445 below the median of $27,108
COMCAR
$7,663
Family or Nominee Travel – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$5,564
$3,367
$2,197 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$5,131
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$266
COMCAR
$166
Telecommunications – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,077
$2,701
$1,624 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,077
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Henry Pike, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$337
$378
$41 below the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$337
Total across all periods: $2,371,258 (1 Apr 2022 – 30 Jun 2026, 17 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 – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,181,765
Printing and Communications
$1,046,052
Office Consumables and Services
$128,416
Publications
$7,054
Telephonic Services
$243
Office Facilities – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$690,530
Office Facilities - Not stated
$690,530
Employee Travel – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$210,702
Domestic Travel
$210,702
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$148,819
Fares
$148,819
Travel Allowance – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$85,473
Travel Allowance
$85,473
Other Car Costs – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$24,214
COMCAR
$24,059
Parking
$156
Family or Nominee Travel – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$18,404
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$17,253
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$984
COMCAR
$166
Telecommunications – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$9,731
Telecommunications - Usage
$9,731
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Henry Pike, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,620
Parliamentary Duties
$1,620
What’s included in these figures
The total for Henry Pike is the sum of all expenses charged to Henry Pike’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?
Henry Pike’s four-quarter total of $657,701 (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 $217,925, against an average of $164,425 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. Henry Pike’s total of $657,701 is $9,995 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 105th 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.” Henry Pike’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($300,488).
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 Henry Pike this came to $5,564 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.
