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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

making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory capping gas prices increasing investment in renewable energy regional processing of asylum seekers a character test for Australian visas criminalising wage theft banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention introducing digital ID increasing the cost of humanities degrees nuclear energy federal action on public housing

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 letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural) unconventional gas mining making TAFE education fee-free reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

Voted against

maintaining or increasing defence spending privatising government-owned assets net zero emissions by 2035 paid placements for all students wiping all student debt (university and vocational) reproductive bodily autonomy 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 protecting citizens' privacy

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: $168,785
Private-Plated Vehicle: $11,479
COMCAR: $2,085
Printing and Communications: $57,790
Office Consumables and Services: $5,416
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $311
Telecommunications - Usage: $458
Travel Allowance: $6,440
Fares: $17,102
Domestic Travel: $17,080
Office Facilities - Not stated: $50,623

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