Richard Dowling
Senator for Tasmania · Australian Labor Party
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 Richard’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.
- Sydney, NSW · Residential (Spouse Commuting Residence)
- −Sydney property sold. · 20 January 2026
Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies.
- ASX: FND
- ASX: RUL
- −ASX: RUL · 19 February 2026
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on Residential Property · ING
- −Mortgage on Residential Property ING · 13 July 2026
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Mortgage Offset Savings · ING
- Investment · Swyftx
- Investment · CommSec
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation (Australian Retirement Trust)
- Bitcoin
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Qantas Chairman's Membership
- Virgin Beyond Membership
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- +Ticket and hospitality to the NBL game in Hobart on 18 February 2026 as a guest of the University of Tasmania. · 19 February 2026
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the Victoria Derby Day race meeting in Melbourne on 1 November 2025 as a guest of Lion. · 9 November 2025
- +2 tickets and hospitality to the Billie Jean King Cup tennis in Hobart on 16 November 2025 as a guest of Tennis Australia. · 17 November 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.
- Australian Labor Party (TAS)
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Australian Workers Union TAS (Member)
- BUPA - Health Insurance Policy
- Tasmania Devils Football Club (Member)
Nothing declared under 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.
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing freedom of political communication
- public transport
- protecting citizens' privacy
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- expanding public funded dental care
- increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws
Work expenses
all expenses$480,913 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.00× the median for TAS.
- Office Facilities$192k
- Office Administration$113k
- Employee Travel$88k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$27k
- Other Car Costs$26k
- Travel Allowance$26k
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 Richard Dowling at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.