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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Chris Bowen

ALPNSWMCMAHON

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$449,941

3.2× medianmedian MP $142,411 in Jan-Mar 2026

Of which $329,481 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $1,513.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $8.7 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Employee Travel
    $146,263
  2. Office Facilities
    $120,460
  3. Office Administration
    $120,181
  4. International Travel
    $32,185
  5. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $11,099
  6. Other Car Costs
    $10,212
  7. Travel Allowance
    $8,806
  8. Telecommunications
    $735

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $120,460.13
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $92,869.05
  3. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel · 2025-11-15
    $50,284.73
  4. Printing and Communications 28 Apr 25
    Office Administration
    $29,090.15
  5. Printing and Communications 19 Sep 25
    Office Administration
    $27,744.43
  6. Ministerial - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-15
    $16,770.34
  7. Printing and Communications 1 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $11,844.73
  8. Printing and Communications 15 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $8,637.28
  9. Ministerial - Accommodation and meals
    International Travel · 2025-11-15
    $7,678.37
  10. Printing and Communications 9 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $6,209.39

Sources

  • Headline, category breakdown, and largest claims: IPEA quarterly expenditure report, 2026Q01 — sourced from data.gov.au/data/organization/ipea.
  • Trend line: same source across 12 quarters (2023Q02 → 2026Q01). Median-MP comparison computed across all parliamentarians active in each quarter.
  • Identity: party, state, electorate, and role are read directly from the source CSV. From 2022Q03 onwards, MPs are tracked by a stable IPEA OfficeCode; earlier rows match by name.
  • Repayments sourced from the IPEA quarterly repayments CSV (available from 2022Q03 onwards). They are reported as a separate line, not netted off the gross total — ReportingPeriodId on a repayment marks when the money was paid back, not when the original claim was made. Adjustments are still not integrated. See methodology for the full list of caveats.