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Bon Cheng Lim (Chinese: 林文清; born 6 June 1961), better known as Sam Lim, is a Malaysian-born Australian politician. Lim was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in 2022 to represent the Division of Tangney in Western Australia. He held the seat in the 2025 election.

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Voted for

banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes criminalising wage theft regional processing of asylum seekers banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention a character test for Australian visas federal action on public housing introducing digital ID increasing the cost of humanities degrees nuclear energy vehicle efficiency standards capping gas prices

Mixed / less clear

banning pay secrecy clauses climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage) increasing housing affordability speeding things along in Parliament (procedural) a transition plan for coal workers the Paris Climate Agreement encouraging Australian-based industry making TAFE education fee-free letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural) unconventional gas mining reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

Voted against

paid placements for all students wiping all student debt (university and vocational) maintaining or increasing defence spending expanding public funded dental care more scrutiny of intelligence services & police putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness increasing the financial return on fossil fuels increasing accessibility of government data and documents net zero emissions by 2035

Interests & Gifts

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Shareholdings

Self: Carnegie Clean Energy Limited; Living Cell Technologies Limited; White Cliff Minerals Limited

Real Estate

Self: Location: Bedfordale, WA · Purpose: Residential; Location: Johor, Malaysia · Purpose: Family Home
Spouse/partner: Location: Bedfordale, WA · Purpose: Residential

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage · Creditor: ANZ Bank
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage · Creditor: ANZ Bank

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: ANZ Bank
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: ANZ Bank

Other Assets Over 7500

Self: Car
Spouse/partner: Car

Other Substantial Sources Of Income

Self: Australian Super Transition to retirement benefit

Gifts

Self: Membership - Qantas Chairman's Lounge; Membership - Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge; Complimentary Perth Airport Car access card

Salary

We estimate Sam Lim received a parliamentary salary of: $239,270

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

Expenditure

Latest quarter total: $107,291
Office Consumables and Services: $4,215
Printing and Communications: $24,255
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $276
Telecommunications - Usage: $469
Travel Allowance: $8,050
Fares: $15,610
COMCAR: $1,967
Domestic Travel: $16,824
Office Facilities - Not stated: $35,625

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