Media Release 1998: 1998 Federal Election Funding Payments Announced

27 November 1998

The Australian Electoral Commission today announced that it has finalised election funding payments following the 1998 federal election. Total election funding paid at this election was $33 822 496.27.

95% of the funding totalling $31 103 228.82 was paid on 28 October 1998. The remaining 5% (or $2 719 267.45) was paid today, Friday 27 November 1998.

Candidates and Senate groups become entitled to a payment of election funding if they obtain at least 4% of the formal first preference vote. The entitlements of candidates endorsed by a registered political party are paid to the party, while those for independent candidates are paid directly to the candidate.

The rate of election funding at this election was 162.210 cents per formal first preference vote for both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Election disclosure returns become available for public inspection at the Commission’s Head Offices in each capital city on Monday 22 March 1999.

Attached is a break-up of the entitlements of parties and candidates.

For information

Brad Edgman
Director Funding and Disclosure

02 6271 4413

Election Funding Payments Following the 3 October 1998 Election

Australian Labor Party
New South Wales	$4 720 538.10
Victoria	$3 916 380.40
Queensland	$2 229 357.47
Western Australia	$1 210 772.74
South Australia	$1 009 864.31
Tasmania	$452 178.22
Australian Capital Territory	$295 960.25
Northern Territory	$124 460.48
TOTAL	$13 959 511.97

Liberal Party of Australia
New South Wales	$3 323 012.97
Victoria	$3 124 543.59
Queensland	$1 923 555.93
Western Australia	$1 308 359.91
South Australia	$1 253 914.12
Tasmania	$359 530.35
Australian Capital Territory	$195 964.28
TOTAL	$11 488 881.15

National Party of Australia
New South Wales	$1 219 246.59
Victoria	$453 387.26
Queensland	$632 369.20
Western Australia	$16 585.97
TOTAL	$2 321 589.02

Northern Territory Country Liberal Party
Northern Territory	$116 916.10

Australian Democrats
New South Wales	$597 073.92
Victoria	$723 127.31
Queensland	$333 797.36
Western Australia	$153 228.43
South Australia	$343 113.08
Tasmania	$4 871.17
Australian Capital Territory	$76 606.92
Northern Territory	$15 859.27
TOTAL	$2 247 677.46

Australian Greens
New South Wales	$46 260.67
Victoria	$24 681.87
Queensland	$6 202.91
Tasmania	$56 767.01
Australian Capital Territory	$7 090.20
Northern Territory	$6 864.73
TOTAL	$147 867.39

The Greens (WA)
Western Australia	$172 137.25

Pauline Hanson's One Nation
New South Wales	$1 085 055.13
Victoria	$319 453.13
Queensland	$946 049.27
Western Australia	$331 018.71
South Australia	$296 330.09
Tasmania	$8 915.06
Australian Capital Territory	$31 656.90
Northern Territory	$26 047.68
TOTAL	$3 044 525.97

Australia First Party
Western Australia	$25 280.43

Australian Shooters Party
Victoria	$8 554.96

Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
New South Wales	$5 339.95

Progressive Labour Party
Victoria	$5 054.46

Unity – Say No to Hanson
New South Wales	$48 692.20

Peter James ANDREN
Calare (NSW)	$47 887.64

Anthony Robert George BECK
Barker (SA)	$6 464.07

Barry Thomas CUNNINGHAM
McMillan (Vic)	$6 163.98

Robert James Keith ELLIS
Mackellar (NSW)	$7 670.91

Paul Anthony FILING
Moore (WA)	$23 908.13

Brian HARRADINE
Tasmania	$39 342.41

Philip NITSCHKE
Menzies (Vic)	$11 100.03

Graham John NUTTALL
New England (NSW)	$10 060.26

Allan Charles ROCHER
Curtin (WA)	$22 587.74

Margaret Anne SCOTT
Oxley (Qld)	$4 952.27

Anthony Charles SMITH
Dickson (Qld)	$10 697.75

Douglas Harry TREASURE
Gippsland (Vic)	$6 611.68

Robert Ian WILSON
Parkes (NSW)	$14 042.52

Paul John ZAMMIT
Lowe (NSW)	$18 978.57

TOTAL ELECTION FUNDING PAID

$33 822 496.27