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 7 November 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.