Funding and Disclosure Update – Recalculation of Amounts 2025-26

Dollar value amounts specified in the Electoral Act 1907 (section 175AC(1)) have been updated for the 2025-26 financial year. These amounts are adjusted based on the consumer price index (CPI) for Perth published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The new amounts come into effect 1 July 2025.

Below is a table presenting the new amounts for 2025-26.  

Relevant Amount Description

Previous Amount 2024-25

New Amount 2025-26

LA by-election cap

$390,000

$401,000

LA candidate cap

$130,000

$133,700

LC by-election cap

$195,000

$200,500

LC candidate cap

$65,000

$66,900

Third-party general cap

$500,000

$514,100

Third-party LC cap

$19,500

$20,100

Third-party LA by-election cap

$39,000

$40,100

Third-party LA general election cap

$13,000

$13,400

Third-party LC general election cap

$6,500

$6,700

Higher reimbursement

$4.40

$4.52404

Lower reimbursement

$2.26

$2.32371

Specified amount

$2,600

$2,700