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David Clendon
GreenFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$1,056,900
7 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$629,288
7 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
7 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $154,500 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $151,200 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (7 years) | $1,056,900 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
Expense History
Role types: MP (Parliament) · Minister (Executive)
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2017 | MP | $20,406 | - | $24,141 | $6,837 | $55,244 | - | $106,628 |
| 2016 | MP | $27,923 | - | $32,847 | $12,614 | $77,930 | $12,306 | $136,293 |
| 2015 | MP | $27,923 | - | $26,871 | $12,036 | $70,825 | - | $87,984 |
| 2014 | MP | $24,026 | - | $46,511 | $11,408 | $84,442 | - | $84,442 |
| 2013 | MP | $20,624 | - | $41,800 | $15,269 | $83,318 | $9,374 | $83,318 |
| 2012 | MP | $21,243 | - | $37,386 | $14,980 | $78,533 | - | $94,533 |
| 2011 | MP | $5,201 | - | $9,080 | $3,627 | $18,182 | - | $36,089 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (3)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
8 years of declarations20174 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Kerikeri
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust (Ugly Shakespeare Company) – theatre in schools
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Booster KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage
20164 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Grosvenor KiwiSaver
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust – theatre in schools
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Kerikeri
20154 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust – theatre into schools * Interest rate payable in relation to the debt is less than the normal market interest rate that applied at the time the debt was incurred or, if the terms of the debt have been amended, at the time of that amendment. ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fidelity Life KiwiSaver
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Kerikeri Bush block (jointly owned), Oruru, Northland
20145 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Kerikeri Bush block (jointly owned), Oruru, Northland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust – theatre in schools (Ugly Shakespeare Company)
Trusts (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fidelity Life KiwiSaver
20135 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Kerikeri, Bay of Islands Part owner of bush block, Oruru, Northland
Trusts (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust – theatre in schools (Ugly Shakespeare Company)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fidelity Life KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
20124 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust (Ugly Shakespeare Company) (trustee)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fidelity Life KiwiSaver
Real Property (1)
- •Bush property (jointly owned), Taipa, Far North
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust (Ugly Shakespeare Company) – live theatre into schools; youth theatre
20113 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa Ugly Shakespeare Company – nurturing youth arts
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •KiwiSaver
Real Property (1)
- •Joint interest in bush property and holiday home, Oruru, Northland
20103 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •He Waka Eke Noa – theatre in schools
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Blocks of bush land (x 2), one with holiday dwelling, Oruru, Doubtless Bay
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests