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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Dean Smith

LiberalWA

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$141,869

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

Of which $119,376 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,719.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $4.5 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $35,341
  2. Office Administration
    $30,251
  3. Office Facilities
    $22,493
  4. Employee Travel
    $15,691
  5. International Travel
    $14,928
  6. Travel Allowance
    $12,174
  7. Other Car Costs
    $10,596
  8. Telecommunications
    $395

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $22,492.97
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $15,691.21
  3. Delegation - Fares
    International Travel · 2025-11-08
    $14,928.00
  4. Printing and Communications 27 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $6,279.00
  5. Printing and Communications 23 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $4,688.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $3,864.00
  7. Printing and Communications 10 Oct 25
    Office Administration
    $3,600.00
  8. Perth to Sydney 9 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,840.34
  9. Perth to Melbourne 16 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,828.64
  10. Perth to Melbourne 26 Feb 26 to 27 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Melbourne
    $2,828.64

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.