Donations made to the Citizens Electoral Council
$5.8m in 3,373 donations from 214 donors to the Citizens Electoral Council (5 bodies), 1998-99 to 2021-22. Largest donor: Mr Henry Gillham ($893k).
Key facts
- How much has the Citizens Electoral Council received in donations? Donations to the 5 recipient bodies counted under Citizens Electoral Council total $5,821,551 in 3,373 donations from 214 donors, 1998-99 to 2021-22. The first dated donation is 1998-07-01 and the latest 2022-06-21.
- Who has donated the most to the Citizens Electoral Council? The largest donors were Mr Henry Gillham ($893,200); Smith, Stuart ($557,234); The Estate of the late William Barnes ($442,143).
- Which bodies are counted under Citizens Electoral Council? The largest recipient bodies were Citizens Electoral Council of Australia - NATIONAL ($4,055,160); CEC ($948,707); CEC-FED ($738,759).
- Are transfers between the party's own bodies counted? No donations from one body of this party to another were found in the data.
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Individual | $4,973,117 | 85% |
| Organisation | $848,434 | 15% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then the party's bodies they gave to. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors and bodies are combined.
Bodies counted under Citizens Electoral Council
Each body is a recipient name as the AEC records it, after spelling variants are merged. The middle column shows how it was tied to the party.
| Body | Counted under party by | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Electoral Council of Australia - NATIONAL | name rule | $4,055,160 |
| CEC | name rule | $948,707 |
| CEC-FED | name rule | $738,759 |
| CEC Australia (Services) Pty Ltd | name rule | $58,950 |
| Citizens Electoral Council Australia (NSW Division) - NSW | name rule | $19,975 |
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Henry Gillham | Individual | $893,200 | 31 | 2003-07-02 | 2008-06-24 |
| Smith, Stuart | Individual | $557,234 | 133 | 1998-10-20 | 2014-06-11 |
| The Estate of the late William Barnes | Organisation | $442,143 | 1 | 2019-05-07 | 2019-05-07 |
| Hall, Simon | Individual | $334,514 | 44 | 2002-07-03 | 2016-06-28 |
| Estate of Douglas Maccleath Dolgner | Organisation | $249,540 | 1 | 2015-03-03 | 2015-03-03 |
| Harvey, Arthur Edward | Individual | $162,438 | 67 | 2000-08-11 | 2016-06-01 |
| Mr James Tilbury | Individual | $159,580 | 57 | 1999-07-23 | 2005-12-02 |
| Henry Gillham | Individual | $150,975 | 59 | 1998-07-01 | 2002-06-19 |
| Suttor Creek Past Co | Individual | $130,630 | 46 | 2002-07-11 | 2005-06-14 |
| Thomas, Lorraine | Individual | $114,750 | 41 | 2009-07-15 | 2018-06-25 |
| Hunt, Warwick | Individual | $101,600 | 4 | 2013-07-03 | 2014-03-24 |
| McCaffrey, Ian D | Individual | $95,590 | 80 | 2001-08-14 | 2018-06-18 |
| Butler, Robert | Individual | $95,525 | 34 | 1999-12-01 | 2015-02-21 |
| Mr Ross Russell | Individual | $88,050 | 4 | 2000-03-09 | 2008-08-15 |
| Bone, Robert | Individual | $85,150 | 21 | 2021-07-12 | 2022-06-21 |
| Linton Bowen | Individual | $76,571 | 103 | 2000-03-29 | 2008-06-25 |
| Mr Graeme Muldoon | Individual | $75,229 | 71 | 1998-07-16 | 2005-10-05 |
| Badenoch, Ken | Individual | $72,090 | 34 | 2004-10-07 | 2016-05-12 |
| Bardon, Richard James | Individual | $65,000 | 4 | 2011-08-24 | 2012-06-08 |
| Sudholz, Judy | Individual | $56,500 | 9 | 2009-07-02 | 2010-05-24 |
| Bourke, Bernie | Individual | $56,000 | 31 | 2017-07-17 | 2019-05-27 |
| Payne, Callum | Individual | $51,877 | 22 | 1999-07-09 | 2019-04-15 |
| Beilharz, Kurt | Individual | $48,741 | 38 | 2004-12-03 | 2014-06-17 |
| Mrs Lesley Johns | Individual | $46,525 | 13 | 2008-07-10 | 2009-05-07 |
| Robert James Owens | Individual | $45,899 | 57 | 1998-07-01 | 2003-06-01 |
By financial year
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| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $85,150 |
| 2018-19 | $542,456 |
| 2017-18 | $99,627 |
| 2015-16 | $286,260 |
| 2014-15 | $276,140 |
| 2013-14 | $323,860 |
| 2012-13 | $73,000 |
| 2011-12 | $320,925 |
| 2010-11 | $201,393 |
| 2009-10 | $216,441 |
| 2008-09 | $199,310 |
| 2007-08 | $214,966 |
| 2005-06 | $138,725 |
| 2004-05 | $395,820 |
| 2003-04 | $1,146,108 |
| 2002-03 | $464,673 |
| 2001-02 | $304,754 |
| 2000-01 | $136,081 |
| 1999-00 | $234,793 |
| 1998-99 | $161,069 |
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.