Matthew Canavan
Senator for Queensland · Liberal–National Coalition
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Matthew’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.
Real estate
Real estate, and the purpose for which it is held.
- Yeppoon, QLD · Principal residence
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on principal residence · Commonwealth Bank
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings · Commonwealth Bank
- Savings · Coin Spot
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation - Australian Super; SmartMonday PRIME TESF
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- +10 x mounted pieces of coal provided by Bravus Mining and Resources · 22 December 2025
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- +One night's accommodation in Dubbo on 29 November 2025 was provided by Jamie Chaffey MP · 22 December 2025
- +One night's accommodation in Wauchope on 6 December 2025 was provided by Alison Penfold MP · 22 December 2025
- +Two night's accommodation in Adelaide on 15 and 16 December 2025 was provided by the South Australian Liberal Party · 22 December 2025
- +Cricket Australia provided two (2) B Reserve tickets to Day 1 (Sunday 4 January 2026) of the Fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England in Sydney · 16 January 2026
- +Two corporate and two general admission tickets were provided by the Brisbane Broncos to attend the 2025 NRLW and NRL preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium on 28 September 2025 · 10 October 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.
- Private donation - Capricorn Coast Football Club
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Member - Liberal National Party (LNP) Queensland
- Member - Institute of Public Affairs (IPA)
- Member - Cherish Life QLD
- Member - Australian Parliament Sports Club
- Member - Parliamentary Branch, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Chairman's Lounge membership provided by Qantas
- Beyond Lounge membership provided by Virgin Australia
- Complimentary annual subscription provided by Foxtel for Electorate Office
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- privatising government-owned assets
- an emissions reduction fund
- uranium export
- storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- deregulating undergraduate university fees
- giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- same-sex marriage equality
- a carbon price
- a minerals resource rent tax
- increasing fishing restrictions
- a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- increasing support for community radio and TV
- letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
Voted both ways
Positions where Matthew’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%increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- 50%criminalising hate symbols
- 49%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 48%increasing the diversity of media ownership
- 48%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$754,026 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.12× the median for QLD.
- Employee Travel$235k
- Office Facilities$138k
- Office Administration$133k
- Other Car Costs$81k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$75k
- Travel Allowance$54k
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 Matthew Canavan at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.