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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Emma Mcbride

ALPNSWDOBELL

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$166,293

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

Of which $119,101 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $1,191 · lifetime repaid $7,852.

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. Employee Travel
    $48,112
  2. Office Facilities
    $47,192
  3. Office Administration
    $31,629
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $15,997
  5. Travel Allowance
    $14,267
  6. Other Car Costs
    $7,819
  7. Telecommunications
    $758
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $519

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $48,112.05
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $47,191.70
  3. Flags 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $3,572.80
  4. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,818.18
  5. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,818.18
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $1,610.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-08
    $1,610.00
  8. Printing and Communications 1 Mar 26
    Office Administration
    $1,484.51
  9. Printing and Communications 1 Feb 26
    Office Administration
    $1,393.93
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $1,345.49

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.