Zhi Soon
MP for Banks · Australian Labor Party
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- not reported
The allowance depends on the division's area.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Members’ Interests, in Zhi’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.
- Padstow · Residential (joint with partner)
- Padstow · Residential (joint with partner)
4. Directorships
Directorships of companies, and the activities of those companies.
- System 2: Centre for Behavioural and System · System 2 is a registered charity that aims to solve
- Change · complex social problems by bringing together
- behavioural science, systems thinking and insights
- from deep collaboration with those with lived
- experience, to co-design, test and scale practical
- solutions.
- System 2 is also an Approved Research Institute
- with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
6. Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned. Amounts are not required.
- Mortgage on Residential Property · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Credit Cards (Mastercard) · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Credit Card · American Express
- Mortgage on Residential Property · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Credit Cards (Mastercard) · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
8. Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them. Balances are not required.
- Savings / Offset Accounts · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Everyday / Current Account · HSBC UK
- Savings / Offset Accounts · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Everyday / Current Account · HSBC UK
- Savings Account · Commonwealth Bank of Australia
9. Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset, excluding household and personal effects, valued over $7,500.
- Car
- Superannuation (Aware Super)
- Superannuation (Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation - Public Sector Superannuation
- accumulation plan)
- Superannuation (HESTA Super Fund)
10. Other sources of income
The nature of any other substantial source of income.
- Employment Income - ICON Network
13. Memberships
Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with public duties could arise.
- Member - Australian Labor Party
- Member - Rotary Club of Padstow
- Member - Lugarno Lions Club
- Member - Community and Public Sector Union
- Member - United Workers Union
- Member - Revesby Workers' Club
- Member - Panania Diggers Club
- Member - Bankstown Sports Club
- Member - Club Rivers
- Member - South Hurstville RSL Club
- Patron - New South Wales Justices Association (Canterbury Bankstown Branch)
- Patron - Canterbury Bankstown Tennis Association
- Patron - Chinese Gold Miners Memorial
- Member - Health Services Union
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, partnerships, bonds and debentures, gifts, sponsored travel or hospitality, other interests.
5 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.
- more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- increasing freedom of political communication
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- protecting whistleblowers
- protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws
Voted both ways
Positions where Zhi’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$475,578 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.78× the median for NSW.
- Office Administration$253k
- Office Facilities$114k
- Employee Travel$57k
- Travel Allowance$26k
- Other Car Costs$19k
- Telecommunications$5k
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 Zhi Soon at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.