63
entries currently declared
Meryl Swanson
ALPMember for PatersonNSWparliaments 45–48
- 45th · Member for Paterson · Party not recorded
- 48th · Member for Paterson · Labor
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This page covers the 44th, 45th and 48th Parliaments in full. We have read only part of the 46th and 47th Parliaments — this member’s own document may be among those still unread. An empty section below means we have no recorded entry — not that the member declared nothing.
4
ASX-listed companies named
3
real-estate declarations
4
liabilities entries
7
gifts and sponsored travel
Counts of register entries currently declared — never an amount.
About these counts
The registers record what is held and not quantity or value, so none of these is an amount. One real-estate entry can cover more than one property, so that figure is a floor rather than a count of properties.
What is declared, at a glance
- Shareholdings23
- Trusts7
- Sponsored travel7
- Directorship6
- Liability4
- Other (5)16
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Shareholdings | 23 |
| Trusts | 7 |
| Sponsored travel | 7 |
| Directorship | 6 |
| Liability | 4 |
| Accounts | 4 |
| Other assets | 4 |
| Other income | 4 |
| Real estate | 3 |
| Office held | 1 |
| Total | 63 |
- Self35
- Spouse/partner28
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Self | 35 |
| Spouse/partner | 28 |
| Total | 63 |
Entries declared over time
Monthly count of currently-declared entries whose start date the register records. Entries with no stated date are never given one.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| 2021-09 | 0 |
| 2021-10 | 0 |
| 2021-11 | 0 |
| 2021-12 | 0 |
| 2022-01 | 0 |
| 2022-02 | 0 |
| 2022-03 | 0 |
| 2022-04 | 0 |
| 2022-05 | 0 |
| 2022-06 | 0 |
| 2022-07 | 0 |
| 2022-08 | 0 |
| 2022-09 | 0 |
| 2022-10 | 0 |
| 2022-11 | 0 |
| 2022-12 | 0 |
| 2023-01 | 0 |
| 2023-02 | 0 |
| 2023-03 | 0 |
| 2023-04 | 0 |
| 2023-05 | 0 |
| 2023-06 | 0 |
| 2023-07 | 0 |
| 2023-08 | 0 |
| 2023-09 | 0 |
| 2023-10 | 0 |
| 2023-11 | 0 |
| 2023-12 | 0 |
| 2024-01 | 0 |
| 2024-02 | 0 |
| 2024-03 | 0 |
| 2024-04 | 0 |
| 2024-05 | 0 |
| 2024-06 | 0 |
| 2024-07 | 0 |
| 2024-08 | 0 |
| 2024-09 | 0 |
| 2024-10 | 0 |
| 2024-11 | 0 |
| 2024-12 | 0 |
| 2025-01 | 0 |
| 2025-02 | 0 |
| 2025-03 | 0 |
| 2025-04 | 0 |
| 2025-05 | 0 |
| 2025-06 | 0 |
| 2025-07 | 0 |
| 2025-08 | 0 |
| 2025-09 | 0 |
| 2025-10 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 |
63 entries without a stated date are not plotted.
| Industry | Distinct companies |
|---|---|
| Banks | 2 |
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | 1 |
| Insurance | 1 |
Declared interests
Every published entry we hold for this member, in the register’s own categories and its own words. The registers record location at suburb or area level only. Each entry links to the original document it was read from.
Declared for
Showing 63 of 63 entries.
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Shareholdings (23) | |||
| * Maitland Superstore Pty Ltd * N. Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| CBA · Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| CBA · Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Family Trust Family trust | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Family Trust Family trust | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| HVN · Harvey Norman Holdings | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| HVN · Harvey Norman Holdings | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Lynas Corporation Ltd — not matched to an ASX listing | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Lynas Corporation Ltd — not matched to an ASX listing | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| NHF · Nib Holdings | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| NHF · Nib Holdings | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| NAB · National Australia Bank | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| NAB · National Australia Bank | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Private company | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Swanridge Group Pty Ltd - investment and trustee of Swanridge Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd Swanridge Group Pty Ltd - investment and trustee of Swanridge Private company | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Super Pty Ltd Swanridge Superannuation Fund (SMSF) Self-managed super fund | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Super Pty Ltd Swanridge Superannuation Fund (SMSF) Self-managed super fund | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanson Nominees Pty Ltd Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Trip to Israel Sponsored by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) — not matched to an ASX listing | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| held indirectly via SMSF Self-managed super fund | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| held indirectly via SMSF Self-managed super fund | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Trusts (7) | |||
| * Maitland Superstore No.2 Trust * N. Swanson Family TrustOperating Trust Harvey Norman Store Unit Holder of Operating Trust | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Swanridge Family TrustInvestment / Operates business selling horse rugs | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| 2 tickets to and event on the 8 September sponsored by the Newcastle Knights. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership for two years. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Swanridge Family TrustInvestment/operates business providing agistment and fencing services. Unit holder of operating trust | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Family Trustinvestment/operates business providing agistment and fencing services. | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| The Club at Virgin membership for two years. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
Real estate (3) | |||
| * Buchanan NSW (jointly owned with spouse) * Kurri Kurri NSW (jointly owned with spouse)Residence Investment | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Buchanan (NSW) NSW | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Buchanan (NSW) NSW | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Directorship (6) | |||
| * Maitland Superstore Pty Ltd * N. Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd (jointly with spouse) Private company | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Director of Swanridge Super Pty Ltd. Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Director of Swanridge Super Pty Ltd. Private company | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanridge Investments — not matched to an ASX listing | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Swanson Nominees Pty Ltd Private company | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
Liability (4) | |||
| * Home Loan & Overdraft fac. (jointly with spouse) * Investment Property Loan (jointly with spouse) * Tax debt * Personal loanThe Mutual Commonwealth Bank Australian Taxation Office Latitude Finance | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Tax debt * Rental arrangement * Tax debt (via Swanridge Investments P/L)Australian Taxation Office Flexirent Australian Taxation Office | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Home loan (jointly with spouse) Investment property loan (jointly with spouse)The Mutual The Mutual | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Home loan (jointly with spouse) Investment property loan (jointly with spouse)The Mutual The Mutual | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Accounts (4) | |||
| * Business account (via Swanridge Invest. P/L) * Debt card (via Swanridge Investments P/L)National Australia Bank National Australia Bank | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) * Savings & Investments accounts (jointly spouse) * Savings account (jointly with spouse) * Cheque account (jointly with spouse)Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank Greater Bank National Australia Bank | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse)Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank The Mutual | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Investment account (via SMSF jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Savings account (jointly with spouse) Business Account (via Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd) Credit Card (via Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd)Macquarie Bank Commonwealth Bank The Mutual National Australia Bank National Australia Bank | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Other assets (4) | |||
| * Life Insurance policy held via SMSF | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Perpetual Managed Funds - BT Property Securities, Fidelity Australian Equities, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (jointly owned with spouse indirectly via SMSF) * Colonial First State Investments Ltd x 2 (jointly owned with spouse and held in Trust for children) * Life Insurance policy held via SMSF | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Perpetual Managed Funds - By Property Securities, Fidelity Australia Equity, Lazards Global List infrastructure, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (via SMSF jointly held with spouse) | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Perpetual Managed Funds - By Property Securities, Fidelity Australia Equity, Lazards Global List infrastructure, MFS Global Equity, OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (via SMSF jointly held with spouse) Life insurance policy held via SMSF Tractor held in Swanridge Family Trust | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Other income (4) | |||
| * Income from Operating Trust as set out above * Income from investments as set out above | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Income from investments as set out above | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Income from investments as set out above | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Income from investments as set out above Income from operating trust as set out above | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Sponsored travel (7) | |||
| * Annual invitation to attend Newcastle Races (spouse is also invited) | Spouse/partner | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| * Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership (membership covers spouse) * Virgin Australia The Club membership (membership covers spouse) | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| 2 x Tickets to VIP event for Newcastle SupercarsInvitation from the Lord Mayor of Newcastle to attend the Event on Saturday 24 November 2018 at Fort Scratchley in Newcastle. Arley Black and employee of Ms Swanson Represented the Member. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Hunter Defence Conference Dinner-30/8/18 sponsored by Hunternet HunterNetCo-Operative LtdComplimentary Ticket | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| QANTAS Chairmans Lounge Membership (covers spouse) Virgin Australia The Club Membership (covers spouse) | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
| Sponsored study trip to Japan by Coal2129-31 July - Business class return airfares, accommodation, transfers and hospitality to Tokyo, Japan. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
| Travel to India 19-25 November 2017Economy return flights, land transfers, accommodation And some meals sponsored by Tibet Information Office. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 45P ↗ |
Office held (1) | |||
| Tomaree Business Chamber Member Cessnock Performing Arts Centre Member Womens Network Hunter Member Richmond Vale Rail Trail Inc Member Kurri Golf Club Member Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society Patron Maitland Repertory Theatre Patron National Service & Combined Forces Association of Australia Inc Maitland Branch - Patron Newcastle Golf Club - Honorary membership Patron of Maitland and District Cricket Umpire' and Scorers' Association Incorporated Member of Maitland Regional Art Gallery Patron - Maitland Musical Society Inc. | Self | Declared; start date not stated | 48P ↗ |
Funding returns lodged with the AEC
Only returns that name this parliamentarian are shown. Money declared as given to a party, a branch or an associated entity is not shown here and is not attributable to any individual.
Election returns linked to this member
Returns this member is linked to, newest first. Linking is per return and exact — an election that does not appear here has not been shown to lack one.
- 2025 Federal ElectionCandidatePaterson, NSW · Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch)Lodged as “SWANSON, Meryl Jane”Lodged a return declaring no giftsAEC return ↗
- 2016 Federal electionCandidatePaterson, NSW · Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch)Lodged as “SWANSON, Meryl Jane”Lodged a return declaring no giftsAEC return ↗
Annual member and senator returns are lodged by a small number of parliamentarians: the whole corpus holds 52 of them. Returns lodged by senators are linked to their profiles where the name on the lodged return matches the name we hold for them; where it does not, the return stays here unlinked rather than being attached to a guess. The Registers of Senators' Interests have not been read into this site yet, so a senator can appear here with a funding return and no declared interests beside it, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a record of what they declared. A parliamentarian with no return has not been shown to have received nothing — most never lodge one.
Amounts below the disclosure threshold in force for a given year are not published by the AEC and are absent from these figures. A low total means little was disclosed, not that little was received.
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Suburbs represented
Suburbs in Paterson. Representing a suburb has nothing to do with owning anything in it.
73 suburbs
Aberglasslyn · Anambah · Anna Bay · Ashtonfield · Beresfield · Berry Park · Bishops Bridge · Black Hill (NSW) · Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) · Bobs Farm · Buchanan (NSW) · Buttai · Campvale · Chisholm (NSW) · Cliftleigh · Corlette · Duckenfield · Eagleton · East Maitland · Farley · Fern Bay · Ferodale · Fingal Bay · Fishermans Bay · Fullerton Cove · Gillieston Heights · Gosforth · Harpers Hill · Heatherbrae · Heddon Greta · Horseshoe Bend · Lemon Tree Passage · Lenaghan · Lochinvar · Louth Park · Loxford · Maitland (NSW) · Mallabula · Medowie · Metford · Millers Forest · Morpeth · Mount Dee · Nelson Bay (NSW) · Oakhampton · Oakhampton Heights · One Mile (NSW) · Oswald · Oyster Cove (NSW) · Pitnacree · Port Stephens · Raworth · Raymond Terrace · Rutherford · Salamander Bay · Salt Ash · Shoal Bay (NSW) · Soldiers Point · South Maitland · Stockrington · Swan Bay (Port Stephens - NSW) · Tanilba Bay · Tarro · Taylors Beach (NSW) · Telarah · Tenambit · Thornton (NSW) · Tilligerry Creek · Tomago · Williamtown · Windella · Windermere (NSW) · Woodberry