Helen Haines
MP for Indi · Independent
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 Helen’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth.
1. Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies, including holding companies.
- CBA jointly held with spouse
- AMC, ANZ, BHP, CBA, CSL, IPL, NAB, ORA, SHV, TCL, TLS, WBC, WOW
3. Real estate
Real estate, giving the suburb or area only and the purpose for which it is owned.
- Wangaratta, Victoria (jointly held with spouse) · Family home, Beef and cattle farm business
- Northcote, Victoria (50% share of property jointly · Residential investment property
- held with spouse)
- Wangaratta, Victoria (jointly held with spouse) · Family home, Beef and cattle farm business
- Northcote, Victoria (50% share jointly held with · Residential investment property
- spouse)
5. Partnerships
Partnerships, the nature of the interest and the activities of the partnership.
- PJ & HM Haines · Financial and Business · Farming
- Operation Partner
- PJ & HM Haines · Financial and Business · Farming
- Operation Partner
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings · CBA, ING, ANZ
- Savings · CBA, ING, ANZ
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- P & H Haines PTY, LTD ATF Haines Self Managed Superannuation Fund (jointly with spouse)
- Beef cattle herd (jointly with spouse)
- Water use licence of 56.0ML in trading zone 9B King (jointly with spouse)
- P & H Haines PTY, LTD ATF Haines Self Managed Superannuation Fund (jointly with spouse)
- Beef cattle herd (jointly with spouse)
- Water use licence of 56.0ML in trading zone 9B King (jointly with spouse)
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Beef cattle farm business partnership
- Beef cattle farm business partnership
- Superannuation Income Pension
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- June 3 2025 - Book: Careless People - A story of where I used to work by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- from Reset Tech. Value $29.75
- June 5 2025 - Book: Pearl Bradshaw - Princess of Hotham by Stephen Whiteside from Stephen
- Whiteside. Value $29.99
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Australian Nurse Midwifery Federation (ANMF)
- College of Midwives
Nothing declared under trusts and nominee companies, directorships, liabilities, bonds and debentures, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
11 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
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing marine conservation
- encouraging Australian-based industry
- increasing freedom of political communication
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- regional processing of asylum seekers
- restricting foreign ownership
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing funding for university education
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- restricting donations to political parties
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
Voted both ways
Positions where Helen’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.
Work expenses
all expenses$672,550 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.14× the median for VIC.
- Office Administration$298k
- Office Facilities$220k
- Employee Travel$97k
- Other Car Costs$27k
- Travel Allowance$23k
- Telecommunications$4k
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 Helen Haines at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.