Back to Insights
Party Spending Analysis
Compare expense patterns across 9 political parties (2008-2025)
Parties Tracked
9
Total All Parties
$201,226,215
Years of Data
3
MPs Tracked
354
Party Expense Comparison
All years combined
1
National135 MPs
$102,543,027
avg $759,578 per MP
Accommodation:$18,965,875
Travel:$66,179,392
Inter-Parliamentary:$27,852,615
2
Labour118 MPs
$58,763,326
avg $497,994 per MP
Accommodation:$13,799,676
Travel:$45,119,638
Inter-Parliamentary:$9,125,096
3Green Party29 MPs
$12,644,805
avg $436,028 per MP
Accommodation:$2,716,653
Travel:$12,295,752
Inter-Parliamentary:$1,029,181
4
NZ First21 MPs
$11,433,507
avg $544,453 per MP
Accommodation:$2,192,947
Travel:$8,700,232
Inter-Parliamentary:$2,714,385
5
Te Pāti Māori12 MPs
$7,502,425
avg $625,202 per MP
Accommodation:$1,410,516
Travel:$5,891,386
Inter-Parliamentary:$799,311
6
ACT18 MPs
$4,743,344
avg $263,519 per MP
Accommodation:$1,535,056
Travel:$3,476,906
Inter-Parliamentary:$147,638
7Independent8 MPs
$1,617,124
avg $202,140 per MP
Accommodation:$414,136
Travel:$1,423,472
Inter-Parliamentary:$56,439
8United Future4 MPs
$1,353,719
avg $338,430 per MP
Accommodation:$61,316
Travel:$1,013,880
Inter-Parliamentary:$507,970
9Mana1 MP
$624,939
avg $624,939 per MP
Accommodation:$39,444
Travel:$984,607
Inter-Parliamentary:$2,174
Year-by-Year Trends
How party spending has changed over time
| Year | National | Labour | Green Party | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,251,891 | $2,521,896 | $623,533 | $111,568 | $422,009 | $186,745 |
| 2024 | $7,227,421 | $2,975,175 | $731,448 | $1,444,638 | $576,202 | $920,653 |
| 2023 | $3,501,092 | $5,694,670 | $678,673 | $81,314 | $350,113 | $538,983 |
| 2022 | $2,641,594 | $6,545,510 | $460,108 | - | $305,869 | $438,635 |
| 2021 | $2,561,536 | $4,071,774 | $452,044 | - | $221,325 | $348,504 |
| 2020 | $3,540,041 | $3,094,550 | $407,751 | $683,127 | $109,724 | $175,715 |
| 2019 | $4,503,714 | $5,210,428 | $619,616 | $1,676,272 | $102,310 | $146,948 |
| 2018 | $3,943,482 | $5,350,932 | $855,464 | $1,382,233 | $104,927 | $147,620 |
| 2017 | $9,592,038 | $4,804,233 | $1,705,543 | $1,480,004 | $507,585 | $228,339 |
| 2016 | $10,306,667 | $4,316,234 | $1,722,023 | $1,496,261 | $615,126 | $205,353 |
Data sourced from Parliament.nz and Department of Internal Affairs quarterly expense disclosures