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 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.