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James Mcdowall
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$652,000
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$114,809
4 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
4 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $652,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2023 | MP | - | - | $10,674 | $5,564 | - | - | $19,101 |
| 2022 | MP | $12,909 | - | $16,903 | $4,694 | - | - | $37,461 |
| 2021 | MP | $33,067 | - | $12,952 | $4,474 | - | - | $52,823 |
| 2020 | MP | $2,633 | - | $2,684 | $106 | - | - | $5,424 |
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 (1)
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
3 years of declarations20234 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •SuperLife KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •The South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Society Incorporated – annual performing arts competition (registered charity)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Hamilton
20225 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •The South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Society Incorporated – performing arts annual competition (registered charity)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Hamilton
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •SuperLife KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
- •Inland Revenue Department – student loan
20217 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •Lim McDowall Limited (trading as Online Immigration) – immigration law firm
- •Panamedia Limited (not trading)
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •The South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Society Incorporated – performing arts annual competition (registered charity)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Hamilton
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (2)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
- •Inland Revenue Department – student loan
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