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Mahesh Bindra
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$622,700
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$313,869
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $622,700 | ||
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 | - | $16,017 | $24,260 | $61,316 | - | $121,998 |
| 2016 | MP | $23,643 | - | $17,666 | $18,480 | $60,866 | $15,510 | $116,653 |
| 2015 | MP | $16,532 | - | $17,949 | $12,735 | $48,442 | - | $63,520 |
| 2014 | MP | $2,634 | - | $6,611 | $2,452 | $11,698 | - | $11,698 |
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 (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
3 years of declarations20179 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Bindra Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Real Property (3)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Hillsborough, Auckland
- •Rental property (owned by Bindra Urban Properties Ltd), Hillsborough, Auckland
- •Residential property (jointly owned), Pētone, Lower Hutt
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •AMP Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Bindra Family Trust – trustee loan*
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Company Directorships (1)
- •Bindra Urban Properties Limited – properties
20168 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Bindra Urban Properties Limited – properties
Trusts (1)
- •Bindra Family Trust (trustee)
Real Property (2)
- •Family home, Hillsborough, Auckland
- •Rental property, Hillsborough, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •AMP Super
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •India – speech at the Indian Students Parliament. Contributor to travel (internal) and accommodation (one night): MIT School of Governance.
20155 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Bindra Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Real Property (1)
- •Rental property (owned by trust), Hillsborough, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •ANZ KiwiSaver
- •ANZ KiwiSaver AMP Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Bindra Family Trust – trustee loan* * 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)
- •
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