Media Release 1998: 1998 Federal Election Funding Payments Announced

29 October 1998

The Australian Electoral Commission today announced that an interim election funding payment totalling $31 103 228.82 has been paid following the 1998 federal election. The amount paid represents 95% of entitlements calculated as at 23 October 1998 on the basis of votes cast at the 3 October general election for the Australian Parliament. The outstanding entitlement will be paid when the vote count figures are finalised.

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 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 paid this week.

For information

Brad Edgman
Director Funding and Disclosure
02 6271 4413

Election funding payments as at 28 october 1998

Australian Labor Party
New South Wales	$4 484 243.05
Victoria	$3 282 097.44
Queensland	$2 117 894.21
Western Australia	$1 150 212.53
South Australia	$959 357.22
Tasmania	$429 569.31
ACT	$281 162.24
Northern Territory	$118 237.46
TOTAL	$12 822 773.46
Liberal Party of Australia
New South Wales	$3 156 859.76
Victoria	$2 623 886.86
Queensland	$1 827 378.13
Western Australia	$1 242 889.51
South Australia	$1 191 207.62
Tasmania	$341 553.83
ACT	$186 166.07
TOTAL	$10 569 941.78
National Party of Australia
New South Wales	$1 158 194.37
Victoria	$349 909.88
Queensland	$600 747.65
Western Australia	$15 753.59
TOTAL	$2 124 605.49
Northern Territory Country Liberal Party
Northern Territory	$111 070.30
Australian Democrats
New South Wales	$567 144.72
Victoria	$555 060.23
Queensland	$317 110.58
Western Australia	$145 508.45
South Australia	$325 955.89
Tasmania	$4 627.61
ACT	$72 776.57
Northern Territory	$15 066.31
TOTAL	$2 003 250.36
Australian Greens
New South Wales	$43 947.64
Victoria	$23 444.70
Queensland	$5 892.76
Tasmania	$53 928.66
ACT	$6 735.69
Northern Territory	$6 521.49
TOTAL	$140 470.94
The Greens (WA)
Western Australia	$163 490.33
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
New South Wales	$1 030 788.50
Victoria	$271 646.60
Queensland	$898 796.12
Western Australia	$314 376.85
South Australia	$281 508.96
Tasmania	$8 469.31
ACT	$30 074.06
Northern Territory	$24 745.30
TOTAL	$2 860 405.70
Australia First Party
Western Australia	$24 016.41
Australian Shooters Party
Victoria	$8 127.21
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
New South Wales	$5 072.95
Progressive Labour Party
Victoria	$4 801.74
Unity – Say No to Hanson
New South Wales	$46 257.59
Peter James ANDREN
Calare (NSW)	$45 493.26
Anthony Robert George BECK
Barker (SA)	$6 140.87
Barry Thomas CUNNINGHAM
McMillan (Vic)	$5 855.78
Robert James Keith ELLIS
Mackellar (NSW)	$7 287.36
Paul Anthony FILING
Moore (WA)	$22 712.72
Brian HARRADINE
Tasmania	$37 375.29
Philip NITSCHKE
Menzies (Vic)	$10 545.03
Graham John NUTTALL
New England (NSW)	$9 557.25
Allan Charles ROCHER
Curtin (WA)	$21 458.35
Margaret Anne SCOTT
Oxley (Qld)	$4 704.66
Anthony Charles SMITH
Dickson (Qld)	$10 162.86
Douglas Harry TREASURE
Gippsland (Vic)	$6 281.10
Robert Ian WILSON
Parkes (NSW)	$13 340.39
Paul John ZAMMIT
Lowe (NSW)	$18 029.64
TOTAL ELECTION FUNDING PAID	$31 103 228.82