Initial funding payments made for the 2022 federal election

The AEC has made initial election funding payments totalling $713,952 to eligible political parties and candidates for the 2022 federal election.

Initial payments

Parties and candidates who received the required four per cent of the formal first preference vote at the 2022 federal election have received an initial payment of $10,656. This initial payment amount is provided pursuant to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and is an indexed figure.

The initial payment was not dependent on a demonstration of electoral expenditure – it is an automatic payment. It was required to be made as soon as practicable after the 20th day following election day.

Further payments

Further election funding payments are subject to submission of a claim by the candidate or political party showing demonstrated electoral expenditure. The total amount payable is capped at the amount of actual electoral expenditure incurred by the political party, candidate or Senate group.  All claims are closely examined by the AEC before final payments are made, and many will be subject to a formal compliance review.

Election funding claims for further payments can be submitted to the AEC during the period from 10 June 2022 to 20 November 2022. The AEC will assess these claims and determinations will be published on the Transparency Register.

Initial election funding payments of $10,656

Political parties

Australian Greens (Federal)	National Party of Australia - (WA) Inc
Australian Labor Party (Federal)	Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Centre Alliance	Queensland Greens
Country Liberals (Northern Territory)	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
David Pocock	Socialist Alliance
Indigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia	The Australian Greens - Victoria
Jacqui Lambie Network	The Greens (WA) Inc
Katter's Australian Party (KAP)	The Greens NSW
Legalise Cannabis Australia	The Local Party of Australia
Liberal Democratic Party	United Australia Party
Liberal Party of Australia	Victorian Socialists
National Party of Australia - NSW	The Great Australian Party
National Party of Australia - Victoria	Kim for Canberra

Independent Candidates

Tim Bohm	Suzie Holt
Jamie Christie	Nina Digiglio
Alex Dyson	Hanabeth Luke
Helen Haines	Claire Ferres Miles
Zali Steggall	Sarah Russell
Andrew Wilkie	Despi O'Connor
Stuart Bonds	Nicolette Boele
James Laurie	Jack Dempsey
Penny Ackery	Jarrod James Bingham
Zoe Daniel	Rob Priestly
Dai Le	Craig Anthony Garland
Duncan Scott	Caz Heise
Kylea Jane Tink	Liz Habermann
Kate Hook	Allegra Spender
Matt Sharpham	Georgia Steele
Kelli Jacobi	Sophie Baldwin
Kate Chaney	Jo Dyer
Sophie Scamps	Deb Leonard
Stewart Gordon Brooker	George Razay
Steve Attkins	Monique Ryan
Kirstie Smolenski

Editor’s notes:

• Information about election funding payments is available at https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/public_funding/index.htm.
• A summary of election funding payments for the 2019 federal election is available at https://www.aec.gov.au/media/media-releases/2019/12-12.htm.