42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?

Independent House of Representative candidates and members expenditure caps (which apply from 1 July 2026): Divisional cap is set at $800,000. Independent Senate candidate or senator expenditure caps: Independent Senate cap is a formula: multiplying the Senate base amount of $200,000 by the number of divisions in that state or territory and dividing the result by 6 for a state or by 2 for a territory. There are also caps that apply in by-elections and Senate-only elections and for Senate groups.