Tyron Whitten’s parliamentary expenses for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026): $608,140
(1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Tyron Whitten claimed $608,140 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 157th of 226 parliamentarians; the median is $704,511. Latest quarter (Jul–Sep 2026): $184,230. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($209,495); Office Facilities ($167,793); Office Administration ($86,348). 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: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
30
$550,880
$57,260 above this group's median of $550,880
State: WA
12
$641,649
$33,509 below this group's median of $641,649
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.
Tyron Whitten'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 – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$209,495
$124,917
$84,578 above the median of $124,917
Domestic Travel
$209,495
Office Facilities – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$167,793
$188,110
$20,317 below the median of $188,110
Office Facilities - Not stated
$167,793
Office Administration – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$86,348
$262,346
$175,998 below the median of $262,346
Printing and Communications
$63,791
Office Consumables and Services
$22,557
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$52,034
$45,732
$6,302 above the median of $45,732
Fares
$52,034
Travel Allowance – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$45,927
$34,320
$11,607 above the median of $34,320
Travel Allowance
$45,927
Family or Nominee Travel – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$23,003
$1,839
$21,164 above the median of $1,839
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$22,819
COMCAR
$185
Other Car Costs – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$22,322
$28,254
$5,932 below the median of $28,254
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,427
COMCAR
$4,582
Parking
$313
Telecommunications – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,631
$2,683
$1,052 below the median of $2,683
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,631
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, for the latest four reported quarters (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026)
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
-$413
$340
$753 below the median of $340
Parliamentary Duties
-$413
Total across all periods: $710,356 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Sep 2026, 5 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Employee Travel – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$236,776
Domestic Travel
$236,776
Office Facilities – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$213,135
Office Facilities - Not stated
$213,135
Office Administration – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$89,204
Printing and Communications
$65,072
Office Consumables and Services
$24,132
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$65,361
Fares
$65,361
Travel Allowance – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$50,061
Travel Allowance
$50,061
Family or Nominee Travel – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$27,807
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$27,329
COMCAR
$478
Other Car Costs – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$24,275
Private-Plated Vehicle
$17,427
COMCAR
$6,535
Parking
$313
Telecommunications – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$1,941
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,941
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,796
Parliamentary Duties
$1,796
What’s included in these figures
The total for Tyron Whitten is the sum of all expenses charged to Tyron Whitten’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?
Tyron Whitten’s four-quarter total of $608,140 (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 $184,230, against an average of $152,035 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. Tyron Whitten’s total of $608,140 is $96,371 below the median of $704,511, which ranks 157th 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.” Tyron Whitten’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($209,495).
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 Tyron Whitten this came to $23,003 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.
