Tyron Whitten claimed $526,126 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 179th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $161,155. Largest categories: Employee Travel ($192,043); Office Facilities ($170,804); Scheduled Commercial Transport ($55,409). 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.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$29,695 above this group's median of $496,431
State: WA
12
$602,465
$76,339 below this group's median of $602,465
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 2025–26 financial year, compared with the median of all sitting parliamentarians in that category.
Employee Travel – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Employee Travel
$192,043
$114,932
$77,111 above the median of $114,932
Domestic Travel
$192,043
Office Facilities – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Facilities
$170,804
$183,185
$12,381 below the median of $183,185
Office Facilities - Not stated
$170,804
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,409
$43,715
$11,694 above the median of $43,715
Fares
$55,409
Travel Allowance – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$41,141
$31,310
$9,831 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$41,141
Family or Nominee Travel – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$22,030
$3,367
$18,663 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$21,737
COMCAR
$293
Office Administration – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Office Administration
$21,416
$221,473
$200,057 below the median of $221,473
Office Consumables and Services
$14,455
Printing and Communications
$6,961
Other Car Costs – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$19,881
$27,108
$7,227 below the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$13,768
COMCAR
$5,980
Parking
$133
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,796
$378
$1,418 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$1,796
Telecommunications – Tyron Whitten, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,607
$2,701
$1,094 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,607
Total across all periods: $526,126 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, 4 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
$192,043
Domestic Travel
$192,043
Office Facilities – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$170,804
Office Facilities - Not stated
$170,804
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$55,409
Fares
$55,409
Travel Allowance – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$41,141
Travel Allowance
$41,141
Family or Nominee Travel – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$22,030
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$21,737
COMCAR
$293
Office Administration – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$21,416
Office Consumables and Services
$14,455
Printing and Communications
$6,961
Other Car Costs – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$19,881
Private-Plated Vehicle
$13,768
COMCAR
$5,980
Parking
$133
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,796
Parliamentary Duties
$1,796
Telecommunications – Tyron Whitten, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$1,607
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,607
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 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?
Tyron Whitten’s four-quarter total of $526,126 (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 $161,155, against an average of $131,532 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. Tyron Whitten’s total of $526,126 is $121,580 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 179th 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.” Tyron Whitten’s largest category over the window was Employee Travel ($192,043).
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 $22,030 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.
