Donations made to the Palmer United Party
$36.4m in 954 donations from 7 donors to the Palmer United Party, 2013-14 to 2015-16. Largest donor: Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd ($21.2m).
Counted under: United Australia Party (name rule).
Key facts
- How much has the Palmer United Party received in donations? Palmer United Party was recorded by the AEC as receiving $36,442,135 in 954 donations from 7 donors between 2013-14 and 2015-16. The first dated donation is 2013-07-02 and the latest 2015-12-31.
- Who has donated the most to the Palmer United Party? The largest donors were Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd ($21,207,781); MINERALOGY PTY LTD ($12,267,057); Palmer Coolum Resort Pty Ltd ($2,476,893).
- Which party is Palmer United Party counted under? It is counted under United Australia Party (basis: name rule).
- Does the AEC record the Palmer United Party under more than one name? Yes. 2 spellings in the AEC file are combined here, including: Palmer United Party; PUP - Palmer United Party.
Also recorded by the AEC as 2 spellings
- Palmer United Party
- PUP - Palmer United Party
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $36,338,302 | 100% |
| Individual | $103,833 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd | Organisation | $21,207,781 | 642 | 2013-07-09 | 2015-06-30 |
| MINERALOGY PTY LTD | Organisation | $12,267,057 | 43 | 2013-10-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| Palmer Coolum Resort Pty Ltd | Organisation | $2,476,893 | 254 | 2013-07-02 | 2015-02-01 |
| QN Resources Pty Ltd | Organisation | $230,812 | 1 | 2015-12-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| Palmer, Clive Frederick | Individual | $103,833 | 2 | 2014-06-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| Palmer Leisure Australia Pty Ltd | Organisation | $98,056 | 11 | 2013-08-12 | 2015-01-31 |
| QN Metals Pty Ltd | Organisation | $57,703 | 1 | 2015-12-31 | 2015-12-31 |
By financial year
Show as a table
| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | $688,537 |
| 2014-15 | $9,820,615 |
| 2013-14 | $25,932,983 |
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.