MPs paid back £1.46m in expenses claims before the general election, but figures published today show some recouped a percentage of what they repaid.
Commons authorities had previously published the total sum repaid, but had declined to break the figures down to show how much each individual MP gave back.
Following an audit of MPs expense claims by Sir Thomas Legg in 2010 many MPs were ordered to pay back claimsthat broke the rules.
But in the rush to avoid negative publicity following the revelations by the Daily Telegraph, some MPs voluntarily paid back more than they were subsequently asked to by Sir Thomas.
In February of last year his audit demanded MPs pay back £1.12m in claims made between 2004 and 2008. But the figures obtained today by the Press Association show that a total of £1.46m was actually handed over.
In what has been described as a secret deal between the Commons and MPs, many politicians were offered the chance to reclaim the difference.
The Legg review was controversial as it failed to take account of the practise of "flipping" second homes while at the same time many MPs complained that they had been ordered to pay back money they had never claimed.
According to PA the figures show the shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne received a rebate of £1,349.41 having initially repaid £3,618.42, only to discover Sir Thomas wanted him to repay a mere £111.84.
Former Labour MP Rob Marris recouped £3,283.39 of the £4,500 he had repaid while his party colleague Jim Sheridan took back £379.41.
Marris said he "abided by what [Legg] he asked for" when accepting the rebate.
It was already known that Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan had recouped £4.47 she claimed for dog food while Sir John Butterfill took back £15,000 of the money he had paid back to head off negative stories about his second home allowance.
The figures published today also show that the current chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander repaid £1,933.29 in mortgage interest before the general election.
Tony Blair returned £388 in second home expenses last March having already stepped down from Parliament.
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