Pat Conroy
MP for Shortland · Australian Labor Party
Minister for Defence Industry · Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
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 Pat’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.
- Warners Bay (owned 77.5 per cent by myself and · Residential
- my spouse with remaining 22.5 per cent owned by · Residential
- another relative)
- Kingston ACT
- Warners Bay (owned 77.5 per cent by my spouse · Residential
- and myself with remaining 22.5 per cent owned by
- another relative)
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage on Warners Bay residential property · Greater Bank
- (joint with spouse and relative who owns remaining · Greater Bank
- share)
- Mortgage on residential property, Kingston ACT
- Mortgage on Warners Bay residential property · Greater Bank
- (joint with myself and relative who owns remaining
- share)
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Transaction account - Electorate Office Account · Greater Bank
- Offset accounts · Greater Bank
- Transaction accounts · ME Bank
- Offset account · Greater Bank
- Transaction accounts · Greater Bank
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Superannuation - Australian Super
- Car
- Superannuation - Australian Super
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Food and board payments from lodger at Kingston residence
- Income as Lake Macquarie City Councillor
11. Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the House resolution.
- Foxtel service provided in electorate office
- Complimentary Virgin and Qantas lounge memberships
- Complimentary Virgin and Qantas lounge memberships
12. Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Accepted tickets from the NRL to the Women's State of Origin at Newcastle Stadium, 29 May 2025.
- Accepted tickets for Australia vs Fiji at Newcastle Stadium, 6 July 2025, to support visit by Fiji Prime
- Minister Rabuka's attendance.
- Accepted tickets for Australia vs British and Irish Lions at Stadium Australia, 2 August 2025
- Tickets to events as noted against 'Self' entries
- Tickets to events as noted against 'Self' entries
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Australian Labor Party (Cardiff Branch)
- BHP Rifle Club – Honorary Vice President
- Filipino-Australian Society of the Hunter Valley – Member
- Redhead Surf Life Saving Club – Patron
- Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club – Patron
- Westlakes Access and Support – Patron
- Eastlakes U3A – Patron
- Rotary Club of Belmont – Member
- Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union – Member
- Belmont RSL Sub Branch – Patron
- Southern Beaches Rugby Club – Member
- Belmont 16s – Member
- Cardiff RSL club – member
- Doyalson RSL club – Member
- Australian Labor Party (Cardiff Branch)
- NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association
- Biddabah School P&C
- Lake Macquarie City Council
- Cardiff RSL club – member
- Club Macquarie – member
- Southern Beaches Rugby Club – Member
- Regals Hockey Club
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other interests.
6 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.
- increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- increasing the price of subsidised medicine
- an emissions reduction fund
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
- decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Senate electoral reform
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
Voted both ways
Positions where Pat’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$1,370,610 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 2.24× the median for NSW.
- Employee Travel$687k
- Office Facilities$242k
- Office Administration$179k
- International Travel$90k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$65k
- Other Car Costs$55k
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 Pat Conroy at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.