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Parliamentarian profile · Jan–Mar 2026

Sean Bell

Independent

Claimed in Jan-Mar 2026

$100,963

0.8× medianvs backbenchers this quarter: median $133,209 across 139 MPs

Shown in today's value: each quarter is adjusted for inflation with the ABS CPI, then compared. Applies across the site. How this works.

Of which $64,862 was discretionary (excludes Office Facilities). Repaid to the public purse this quarter: $0.

Lifetime claimed since Oct-Dec 2025$199,911 across 2 quarters of claims.

In Parliament 18 Sept 2025, still serving.

Quarterly trend

Oct–Dec 2025 → Jan–Mar 2026 · today's $

What was claimed, by category

Categories in Jan-Mar 2026, ranked by amount. Tap a category to see its sub-categories.

  1. Employee Travel
    $39,289
    • Domestic Travel$39,289
  2. Office Facilities
    $36,101
    • Other$36,101
  3. Travel Allowance
    $8,969
    • Travel Allowance$8,969
  4. Scheduled Commercial Transport
    $7,610
    • Fares$7,610
  5. Other Car Costs
    $4,233
    • COMCAR$4,233
  6. Family Travel
    $2,811
    • Scheduled Commercial Transport$2,811
  7. Office Administration
    $1,241
    • Office Consumables and Services$765
    • Printing and Communications$476
  8. Unscheduled Commercial Transport
    $557
    • Parliamentary Duties$557

Largest individual claims this quarter

  1. Aggregated Total
    Employee Travel
    $39,288.72
  2. Aggregated Total
    Office Facilities
    $36,100.61
  3. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-01
    $1,610.00
  4. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-08
    $1,288.00
  5. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2025-12-21
    $998.00
  6. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-01-18
    $966.00
  7. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-02-02
    $966.00
  8. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-12
    $826.00
  9. Parliamentary Duties
    Travel Allowance · 2026-03-06
    $818.00
  10. Canberra to Brisbane 4 Dec 25
    Scheduled Commercial Transport · Canberra → Brisbane
    $813.84

Sources

  • Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority · via data.gov.au · CC-BY 3.0 AU

    Trend covers 2 quarters (Oct–Dec 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026); the median comparison is against MPs in the same seniority role that quarter, falling back to all parliamentarians where a role is unknown.

Refreshed 15 June 2026 · Caveats