Carina Garland
MP for Chisholm · Australian Labor Party
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Carina’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Clayton, Vic · Residential
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage · Bankwest
7. Bonds and debentures
The nature of any bonds, debentures and like investments.
- Superannuation · Australian Super
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings · St George
- Savings · St George
- Savings · Bendigo Bank
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Member, United Workers Union
- Member, CPSU
- Member, Qantas Chairman's Lounge
- Member, Virgin Beyond
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, other assets over $7,500, other sources of income, gifts, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
2 notifications of alteration have been lodged since this statement. They are listed on the original rather than merged into it here, because matching a deletion back to the item it removes would risk misstating the declaration.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- restricting donations to political parties
- speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- federal action on public housing
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- increasing marine conservation
- privatising government-owned assets
- more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- protecting citizens' privacy
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
Voted both ways
Positions where Carina’s votes fall on both sides. Each of these policies groups dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. Follow a link to see the votes.
- 50%increasing investment in the coal industry
- 50%increasing workplace protections for women
- 44%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 35%increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- 35%ending government investment in fossil fuels
- 67%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
Work expenses
all expenses$590,981 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.00× the median for VIC.
- Office Administration$288k
- Office Facilities$144k
- Employee Travel$70k
- Travel Allowance$28k
- Other Car Costs$27k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$26k
How to read this
- They Vote For You groups related divisions into plain-language "policies" and scores how often each member voted with that position. Those groupings are editorial judgements made by the OpenAustralia Foundation, not official parliamentary categories.
- An agreement score in the middle of the range means the member voted on both sides of that policy over time. That is normal: policies aggregate dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. We deliberately publish no "flip-flop" score, because when we measured it, almost every member qualified — it reflects how the scoring works, not anyone's conduct.
- Attendance excludes periods before a member was elected, but members may be absent for legitimate reasons including illness, parental leave, or official duties. A low rate is not by itself evidence of anything.
- Only members currently serving are included. A vote is recorded against the person, not the seat.
- Work expenses cover offices, staff, travel and communications. Claims are certified by the parliamentarian and administered by IPEA.
- Totals are not directly comparable between members. Electorate size drives travel costs, and ministers travel more than backbenchers. Members are therefore compared against the median for their own state or territory.
- Former parliamentarians — including former prime ministers, who retain certain entitlements — are reported separately and excluded from member comparisons.
- IPEA publishes quarterly and later issues adjustments for administrative errors. Figures for recent quarters may change slightly.
Full record for Carina Garland at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.