Mark Butler
MP for Hindmarsh · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Health and Ageing · Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme · Deputy Leader of the House
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Mark’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.
- Grange, South Australia · Residential
- Grange, South Australia · Residential
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage on residential property · Westpac
- Mortgage on residential property · Westpac
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings accounts · Bank SA
- Savings accounts · ING, Beyond Bank
- Savings accounts · Bank SA
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Superannuation account with Australian Super
- Superannuation accounts with Australian Super and PSS
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Self employed as a communications consultant, events MC.
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Subscription for Foxtel in electorate office
- Airport lounge memberships from Qantas and Virgin
- Airport lounge membership from Qantas and Virgin
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- United Workers Union; Port Adelaide Football Club; RSL (Semaphore and Port Adelaide Sub-
- Branch); Progressive Left Unions and Sub-branches (PLUS); Australian Labor Party
14. Other interests
Any other interest the member considers holds the potential for a conflict.
- My partner is self employed as a communications consultant and events MC.
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, sponsored travel or hospitality.
7 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.
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
Voted both ways
Positions where Mark’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 support for rural and regional Australia
- 50%increasing workplace protections for women
- 46%climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- 45%increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- 58%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 58%protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
Work expenses
all expenses$1,311,916 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 2.41× the median for SA.
- Employee Travel$576k
- Office Administration$275k
- Office Facilities$216k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$125k
- Other Car Costs$60k
- Travel Allowance$49k
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 Mark Butler at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.