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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Kristy Mcbain

ALPNSWEDEN-MONARO

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$184,036

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

Of which $125,389 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $2,422.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $3.8 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Administration
    $76,267
  2. Office Facilities
    $58,647
  3. Employee Travel
    $26,504
  4. Travel Allowance
    $13,252
  5. Other Car Costs
    $6,141
  6. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,093
  7. Telecommunications
    $1,070
  8. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $1,063

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $58,647.21
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $26,503.95
  3. Printing and Communications 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $18,829.65
  4. Printing and Communications 10 Nov 25
    Office Administration
    $14,700.00
  5. Lease rental 30/12/2025 to 29/01/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $3,173.44
  6. Lease rental 30/01/2026 to 27/02/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $3,173.44
  7. Lease rental 28/02/2026 to 29/03/2026
    Other Car Costs
    $3,173.44
  8. Regional Radio Broadcasting Services 1 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,000.00
  9. Office Equipment - Purchase < $4,999 (office expenses) 29 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $2,727.23
  10. Printing and Communications 1 Jan 26
    Office Administration
    $2,557.91

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.