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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Sam Lim

ALPWATANGNEY

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$107,052

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

Of which $71,426 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0 · lifetime repaid $428.

Lifetime claimed since Apr-Jun 2023: $2.4 million across 12 quarters.

Quarterly trend

2023Q02 → 2026Q01

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan–Mar 2026, ranked by amount.

  1. Office Facilities
    $35,625
  2. Office Administration
    $28,232
  3. Employee Travel
    $16,824
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $15,610
  5. Travel Allowance
    $8,050
  6. Other Car Costs
    $1,967
  7. Telecommunications
    $744

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $35,625.32
  2. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $16,823.88
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-01
    $3,864.00
  4. Printing and Communications 23 Dec 25
    Office Administration
    $3,793.58
  5. Perth to Sydney 18 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,473.33
  6. Perth to Sydney 1 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Sydney
    $2,473.33
  7. Perth to Canberra 1 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  8. Perth to Canberra 8 Mar 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Perth → Canberra
    $2,392.42
  9. Sydney to Perth 13 Feb 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Sydney → Perth
    $2,353.21
  10. Canberra to Sydney 21 Jan 26
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Sydney
    $2,308.07

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.