Claire Chandler
Senator for Tasmania · Liberal–National Coalition
Shadow Minister for the Public Service · Shadow Minister for Finance · Shadow Minister for Government Services
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Claire’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth, and does not separate a senator’s interests from their family’s.
Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies.
- National Australia Bank
- Telstra Corporation
- BHP
- South32
- Woodside
- Qantas Airways
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings accounts x2 · National Australia Bank
- Savings accounts x2 · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Vanguard Investment Account
- Superannuation maintained with AustralianSuper
- Life and TPD insurance maintained with AustralianSuper
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Chairmans Lounge membership from Qantas
- Beyond Lounge membership from Virgin Australia
- Foxtel subscription for electorate office
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- +1x ticket to the Press Gallery Midwinter Ball, provided by NewsCorp · 30 September 2025
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division (donation)
- CanTeen Australia (donation)
- Female Football Initiative (donation)
- McGrath Foundation (donation)
- +Cremorne Bowls Club (sponsor and member) · 18 February 2026
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Member, Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania
- Member, Tasmania Devils Football Club
- Member, Institute of Public Affairs
- Member, Samuel Griffith Society
- Member, Australian Monarchists League
Nothing declared under real estate, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, liabilities, bonds and debentures, other sources of income.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- a Free Trade Agreement with China
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- a declared area offence
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- a carbon price
- increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
- increasing freedom of political communication
- removing children from immigration detention
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
Voted both ways
Positions where Claire’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 access under Freedom of Information law
- 50%treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute
- 53%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 53%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 43%wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
- 64%increasing accessibility of government data and documents
Work expenses
all expenses$352,733 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.73× the median for TAS.
- Office Facilities$138k
- Employee Travel$67k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$51k
- International Travel$31k
- Travel Allowance$30k
- Other Car Costs$20k
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 Claire Chandler at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.