Matt Keogh
MP for Burt · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs · Minister for Defence Personnel
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 Matt’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.
- Mount Lawley, WA · Residential
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage (joint with spouse) · St George Bank
- Visa credit card · St George Bank
- Visa credit card · ANZ
- Mortgage (joint with me) · St George Bank
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings (joint with spouse) · St George Bank
- Mortgage offset (joint with spouse) · St George Bank
- Savings · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings · Commonwealth Bank
- NetSaver · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings (joint with me) · St George Bank
- Mortgage offset (joint with me) · St George Bank
- Savings · NAB
- iSaver · NAB
- Incentive Saver · St George Bank
- Incentive Saver · St George Bank
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Car
- Motorcycle
- Superannuation and associated Life, TPD and Income Protection Insurance - AustralianSuper
- Life & TPD Insurance - Westpac
- Superannuation and associated Life, TPD and Income Protection Insurance - AustralianSuper
- Life & TPD Insurance - Westpac
- Income Protection Insurance - Westpac
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Employment salary - Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation t/a Synergy
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA): standard Foxtel subscription for
- Electorate Office
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qantas: Chairman's Lounge membership
- Virgin Australia: Beyond Club membership
- Tickets (x2) and hospitality for Matildas v Slovenia at HBF Park, Perth on 26 June 2025 from
- Football Australia. Value unknown.
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Australian Labor Party (WA Branch)
- The Law Society of Western Australia
- Australian Workers Union (West Australian Branch)
- Kelmscott Agricultural Society
- Honourary Fellow of the Australian Digital Commerce Association
- Gloucester Park Harness Racing Association (Honourary membership)
- Armadale Soccer Club social member
- Australian Labor Party (WA Branch)
- CPSU/CSA
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other interests.
4 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 scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- increasing the diversity of media ownership
- decreasing the gender pay gap
- creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- increasing funding for legal aid
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- a same-sex marriage plebiscite
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
Voted both ways
Positions where Matt’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%political intervention in research funding grants
- 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
Work expenses
all expenses$1,246,539 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.91× the median for WA.
- Employee Travel$397k
- Office Administration$279k
- Office Facilities$258k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$153k
- International Travel$58k
- Other Car Costs$42k
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 Matt Keogh at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.