Rural/Regional – 51 federal electorates
Electorates split by population density (100 people/km² threshold -- see the methodology note below for why).
Combined member expenses, last 4 quarters: $38,307,744 (average $751,132 per electorate).
| Division | Expenses (last 4Q) | Member | State | Area (km²) | Population (2021) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranoa | $1,315,111 | David Littleproud (NAT) | QLD | 730,464.7 | 151,422 | 0.21 |
| Lingiari | $1,286,531 | Marion Scrymgour (ALP) | NT | 1,350,324.3 | 121,004 | 0.09 |
| Kennedy | $1,260,888 | Bob Katter (KAP) | QLD | 627,634.4 | 171,402 | 0.27 |
| Durack | $1,092,822 | Melissa Price (LP) | WA | 1,410,937.5 | 201,445 | 0.14 |
| Grey | $1,027,162 | Tom Venning (LP) | SA | 906,242.4 | 171,485 | 0.19 |
| O'Connor | $1,024,745 | Rick Wilson (LP) | WA | 1,093,879.2 | 176,071 | 0.16 |
| Franklin | $1,010,330 | Julie Collins (ALP) | TAS | 6,395.4 | 111,833 | 17.49 |
| Ballarat | $989,104 | Catherine King (ALP) | VIC | 5,322.8 | 152,243 | 28.6 |
| Mallee | $932,416 | Anne Webster (NAT) | VIC | 83,413.4 | 167,639 | 2.01 |
| Hawke | $922,515 | Sam Rae (ALP) | VIC | 1,985.8 | 165,389 | 83.28 |
| Hume | $882,457 | Angus Taylor (LP) | NSW | 2,674.0 | 172,094 | 64.36 |
| Canning | $839,989 | Andrew Hastie (LP) | WA | 3,739.1 | 159,946 | 42.78 |
| Barker | $831,811 | Tony Pasin (LP) | SA | 65,203.7 | 171,687 | 2.63 |
| Casey | $824,403 | Aaron Violi (LP) | VIC | 2,623.9 | 157,444 | 60.0 |
| New England | $818,246 | Barnaby Joyce (ON) | NSW | 75,236.4 | 158,649 | 2.11 |
| Hunter | $802,112 | Dan Repacholi (ALP) | NSW | 7,309.3 | 174,420 | 23.86 |
| Parkes | $799,569 | Jamie Chaffey (NAT) | NSW | 403,381.0 | 154,967 | 0.38 |
| Flynn | $795,426 | Colin Boyce (LNP) | QLD | 160,027.0 | 158,677 | 0.99 |
| Forrest | $790,978 | Ben Small (LP) | WA | 6,463.5 | 157,999 | 24.44 |
| Leichhardt | $780,491 | Matt Smith (ALP) | QLD | 300,984.2 | 175,620 | 0.58 |
| Wright | $775,823 | Scott Buchholz (LP) | QLD | 7,577.3 | 181,665 | 23.97 |
| Blair | $774,358 | Shayne Neumann (ALP) | QLD | 6,471.4 | 189,948 | 29.35 |
| Dawson | $760,777 | Andrew Willcox (LNP) | QLD | 67,383.4 | 162,083 | 2.41 |
| Wannon | $757,185 | Dan Tehan (LP) | VIC | 34,269.7 | 154,555 | 4.51 |
| Capricornia | $744,058 | Michelle Landry (NAT) | QLD | 151,515.7 | 159,792 | 1.05 |
| Cowper | $740,691 | Pat Conaghan (NAT) | NSW | 7,272.5 | 170,205 | 23.4 |
| Eden-Monaro | $737,260 | Kristy McBain (ALP) | NSW | 31,915.6 | 161,530 | 5.06 |
| Page | $735,148 | Kevin Hogan (NAT) | NSW | 19,335.3 | 168,784 | 8.73 |
| Groom | $731,640 | Garth Hamilton (LNP) | QLD | 5,585.1 | 160,864 | 28.8 |
| Lyons | $721,436 | Rebecca White (ALP) | TAS | 31,984.8 | 113,067 | 3.54 |
| Mayo | $710,144 | Rebekha Sharkie (XEN) | SA | 9,135.4 | 173,735 | 19.02 |
| Hinkler | $698,328 | David Batt (LNP) | QLD | 7,595.8 | 156,565 | 20.61 |
| Indi | $672,550 | Helen Haines (IND) | VIC | 29,189.8 | 156,620 | 5.37 |
| Nicholls | $656,115 | Sam Birrell (NAT) | VIC | 14,116.2 | 159,507 | 11.3 |
| Gippsland | $639,489 | Darren Chester (NAT) | VIC | 33,319.5 | 154,357 | 4.63 |
| Richmond | $637,701 | Justine Elliot (ALP) | NSW | 2,145.3 | 167,436 | 78.05 |
| Monash | $617,600 | Mary Aldred (LP) | VIC | 8,267.7 | 146,349 | 17.7 |
| Lyne | $611,945 | Alison Penfold (NAT) | NSW | 16,088.9 | 157,347 | 9.78 |
| Herbert | $609,501 | Phillip Thompson (LNP) | QLD | 17,910.1 | 164,046 | 9.16 |
| Macquarie | $607,362 | Susan Templeman (ALP) | NSW | 4,387.3 | 145,330 | 33.13 |
| Calare | $596,544 | Andrew Gee (IND) | NSW | 32,648.0 | 169,232 | 5.18 |
| McEwen | $579,901 | Rob Mitchell (ALP) | VIC | 2,288.0 | 159,894 | 69.88 |
| Whitlam | $573,638 | Carol Berry (ALP) | NSW | 3,031.2 | 168,545 | 55.6 |
| Wide Bay | $563,329 | Llew O'Brien (NAT) | QLD | 14,602.4 | 152,236 | 10.43 |
| Riverina | $531,290 | Michael McCormack (NAT) | NSW | 52,410.1 | 161,349 | 3.08 |
| Gilmore | $527,321 | Fiona Phillips (ALP) | NSW | 6,322.5 | 163,743 | 25.9 |
| Braddon | $509,289 | Anne Urquhart (ALP) | TAS | 21,368.2 | 109,556 | 5.13 |
| Bendigo | $495,371 | Lisa Chesters (ALP) | VIC | 6,177.5 | 152,555 | 24.7 |
| Bass | $490,921 | Jess Teesdale (ALP) | TAS | 7,979.9 | 109,977 | 13.78 |
| Bean | $472,610 | David Smith (ALP) | ACT | 1,913.4 | 152,610 | 79.76 |
| Farrer | $1,316 | David Farley (ON) | NSW | 126,560.2 | 173,116 | 1.37 |
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Geometry: AEC federal electoral boundaries (2025). Demographics: ABS Data API (Census 2021, CED 2021 boundaries). Election results: AEC 2025 tally room. Expenses: IPEA via indexpenses. Attendance & positions: Political Gadgets' own Australian Parliament division-record data. See the About popup for licensing and caveats.