Sophie Scamps’s parliamentary expenses 2025–26: $655,656
(1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026)
Sophie Scamps claimed $655,656 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 108th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $226,504. Largest categories: Office Administration ($253,760); Office Facilities ($232,763); Employee Travel ($95,982). 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.
Sophie Scamps's total in each category over the 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Office Administration – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$253,760
$221,473
$32,287 above the median of $221,473
Printing and Communications
$209,277
Office Consumables and Services
$43,227
Publications
$1,256
Office Facilities – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$232,763
$183,185
$49,578 above the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$232,763
Employee Travel – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$95,982
$114,932
$18,950 below the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$95,982
Other Car Costs – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$25,117
$27,108
$1,991 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$18,095
COMCAR
$7,022
Travel Allowance – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$22,146
$31,310
$9,164 below the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$22,146
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$19,108
$43,715
$24,607 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$19,108
International Travel – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
International Travel
$3,701
$0
$3,701 above the median of $0
Parliamentary Delegations
$3,701
Telecommunications – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,862
$2,701
$839 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,862
Family or Nominee Travel – Sophie Scamps, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$1,216
$3,367
$2,151 below the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,216
Total across all periods: $2,597,952 (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 – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$1,075,305
Printing and Communications
$901,186
Office Consumables and Services
$166,124
Publications
$6,323
Telephonic Services
$1,673
Office Facilities – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$995,483
Office Facilities - Not stated
$995,483
Employee Travel – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$292,155
Domestic Travel
$292,155
Travel Allowance – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$87,424
Travel Allowance
$87,424
Other Car Costs – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$62,209
Private-Plated Vehicle
$30,697
COMCAR
$24,090
Private Vehicle Allowance
$6,898
Parking
$524
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$49,917
Fares
$49,917
Telecommunications – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$18,831
Telecommunications - Usage
$18,831
International Travel – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
International Travel
$13,317
Parliamentary Delegations
$13,317
Family or Nominee Travel – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$3,133
Private Vehicle Allowance
$1,917
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$1,216
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Sophie Scamps, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$178
Parliamentary Duties
$178
What’s included in these figures
The total for Sophie Scamps is the sum of all expenses charged to Sophie Scamps’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?
Sophie Scamps’s four-quarter total of $655,656 (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 $226,504, against an average of $163,914 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. Sophie Scamps’s total of $655,656 is $7,950 above the median of $647,706, which ranks 108th 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.” Sophie Scamps’s largest category over the window was Office Administration ($253,760).
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 Sophie Scamps this came to $1,216 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.
