Donations made to the National Party of Australia - Victoria
$1.9m in 229 donations from 83 donors to the National Party of Australia - Victoria, 1998-99 to 2024-25. Largest donor: AUSTRALIAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION INC. ($499k).
Counted under: The Nationals (AEC group).
Donations made
$1,856,556
1998-99 to 2024-25
Donors
83
229 donations
Excluding internal transfers
$1,856,556
$0 moved between bodies of the same party
What you won't find in the AEC's own listing:
one name per recipient and per donor (spelling variants merged), every party's branches added up, donors labelled
(individual, organisation, bank, government), and the pattern by year.
How this differs from the AEC data »
Key facts
- How much has the National Party of Australia - Victoria received in donations? National Party of Australia - Victoria was recorded by the AEC as receiving $1,856,556 in 229 donations from 83 donors between 1998-99 and 2024-25. The first dated donation is 1998-09-25 and the latest 2025-06-12.
- Who has donated the most to the National Party of Australia - Victoria? The largest donors were AUSTRALIAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION INC. ($498,860); Handbury, Geoffrey ($175,000); The Donation Club ($150,000).
- Which party is National Party of Australia - Victoria counted under? It is counted under The Nationals (basis: AEC group).
- Does the AEC record the National Party of Australia - Victoria under more than one name? Yes. 13 spellings in the AEC file are combined here, including: National Party of Australia - Victoria; National Party of Australia - Victoria - VIC; National Party of Australia - Victoria (NAT-VIC); National Party Lowan Electorate (NAT-VIC); National Party VIC; NAT-VIC.
Also recorded by the AEC as 13 spellings
- National Party of Australia - Victoria
- National Party of Australia - Victoria - VIC
- National Party of Australia - Victoria (NAT-VIC)
- National Party Lowan Electorate (NAT-VIC)
- National Party VIC
- NAT-VIC
- National Party of Australia - VIC / NAT-VIC
- National Party of Victoria (NAT-VIC)
- National Party of Australia - VIC Branch
- Nationals (Vic)
- NAT - VIC
- National Party of Australia - VIC - NAT-VIC
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $1,427,701 | 77% |
| Individual | $368,875 | 20% |
| Bank / finance | $51,470 | 3% |
| Government / tax | $8,510 | 0% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION INC. | Organisation | $498,860 | 32 | 2002-11-18 | 2025-04-17 |
| Handbury, Geoffrey | Individual | $175,000 | 4 | 2002-10-28 | 2014-06-03 |
| The Donation Club | Organisation | $150,000 | 1 | 2006-11-03 | 2006-11-03 |
| Bus Association of Victoria Inc | Organisation | $92,500 | 1 | 2018-09-27 | 2018-09-27 |
| Douglas Kefford Capital Pty Ltd | Organisation | $80,000 | 3 | 2012-09-11 | 2014-10-28 |
| National Party of Australia - Vic President's Trust Account for | Organisation | $66,750 | 2 | 2008-11-13 | 2009-10-29 |
| Tattersalls Holdings Pty Ltd | Organisation | $65,000 | 4 | 1999-06-01 | 2006-10-18 |
| Philip Morris Limited | Organisation | $60,070 | 15 | 1999-09-01 | 2012-05-04 |
| Clubs Victoria Inc | Organisation | $60,000 | 1 | 2010-01-31 | 2010-01-31 |
| TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Organisation | $59,390 | 13 | 1998-09-30 | 2016-06-22 |
| Walsh, Peter | Individual | $49,795 | 12 | 2022-08-29 | 2023-06-13 |
| Senator Julian McGauran | Individual | $37,080 | 11 | 2001-09-25 | 2005-12-21 |
| HW Greenham & Sons | Organisation | $30,000 | 2 | 2002-11-26 | 2003-07-11 |
| John Charles McGauran | Individual | $27,000 | 4 | 1998-10-09 | 2001-10-31 |
| Howard Smith Limited | Organisation | $25,000 | 1 | 1999-09-03 | 1999-09-03 |
| Kefford, Douglas | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | 2010-10-08 | 2010-10-08 |
| Australian Hotels Association - VIC | Organisation | $21,100 | 2 | 1999-12-01 | 2005-08-21 |
| TAB Limited | Bank / finance | $21,000 | 3 | 2001-12-12 | 2004-07-30 |
| Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria Inc | Organisation | $20,000 | 1 | 2010-09-03 | 2010-09-03 |
| Thomas, Danny | Individual | $20,000 | 1 | 2017-12-20 | 2017-12-20 |
| Independent Retailers of NSW and the ACT Inc | Organisation | $17,120 | 4 | 2010-10-27 | 2011-06-27 |
| Crisp, Peter | Individual | $16,000 | 1 | 2011-06-30 | 2011-06-30 |
| Neville Smith Timber Industries Pty Ltd | Organisation | $12,002 | 1 | 2002-11-21 | 2002-11-21 |
| CLUBS AUSTRALIA LIMITED | Organisation | $11,000 | 3 | 2017-06-13 | 2025-05-01 |
| Pooncarie Pty Ltd | Organisation | $11,000 | 4 | 1999-09-09 | 2000-06-01 |
By financial year
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| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $29,250 |
| 2023-24 | $4,400 |
| 2022-23 | $55,795 |
| 2021-22 | $13,000 |
| 2020-21 | $4,000 |
| 2019-20 | $5,500 |
| 2018-19 | $290,236 |
| 2017-18 | $22,240 |
| 2016-17 | $7,750 |
| 2015-16 | $5,500 |
| 2014-15 | $134,099 |
| 2013-14 | $215,720 |
| 2012-13 | $62,784 |
| 2011-12 | $15,180 |
| 2010-11 | $164,485 |
| 2009-10 | $89,670 |
| 2008-09 | $53,900 |
| 2007-08 | $7,200 |
| 2006-07 | $244,875 |
| 2005-06 | $14,280 |
| 2004-05 | $37,730 |
| 2003-04 | $31,410 |
| 2002-03 | $116,767 |
| 2001-02 | $35,585 |
| 2000-01 | $21,700 |
| 1999-00 | $103,000 |
| 1998-99 | $70,500 |
About this data
Donors are the organisations or individuals the AEC records as having made the donation. A party's total adds its branches and other recipient bodies. Internal transfers are donations from one body of a party to another.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission, Transparency Register annual returns (Donations Made, Party Returns). Not an official AEC publication. Updated 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.