Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for SA · Australian Greens
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 Sarah’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.
- Belair, South Australia · Residential
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on residential home · People’s choice credit union
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings · People’s Choice Credit Union
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation, Ethical Super
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Annual festival tickets, from Womadelaide & SA Tourism Commission
- Festival Tickets, from BluesFest, NSW
- Chairman’s lounge membership, from Qantas
- Beyond membership, from Virgin Australia
- Foxtel Subscription in Electorate Office, Foxtel
- Tickets, Cricket Australia
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Annual tithing to and membership of the South Australian Greens, registered political party
- Annual tithing to the Australian Greens, registered political party
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
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 Sarah’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%building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- 50%letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- 51%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 39%the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- 38%criminalising hate speech
- 66%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$526,269 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.97× the median for SA.
- Office Facilities$188k
- Employee Travel$111k
- Office Administration$80k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$55k
- Travel Allowance$53k
- Family Travel$21k
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 Sarah Hanson-Young at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.