The new limit comes after the UCP made amendments to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act that came into effect in 2022.
The election expense limit for political parties this year will be $3,208,127 up more than 50 per cent from $2 million during the 2019 election period. The new limit comes after the governing United Conservative Party made amendments to the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
that came into effect in 2022 outlining a new formula that allows parties to spend $1.18 for every elector that is registered three months before the election.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“Spending limits enhance fairness and transparency for candidates, parties and third-party advertisers, and cover election expenses — everything from advertising and its production to fundraising events and activities to polling or research,” Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer Glen Resler said in a news release issued this week.Article content$53,100 for expenses within their own electoral riding, an increase from the previous limit of $50,000 in 2019.
In addition to their fundraising efforts, the UCP underwent a leadership campaign after former leader Jason Kenney stepped down last summer. That campaign saw candidates raise $3.8 million, however a UCP spokesman previously told Postmedia those funds would have gone to leadership campaigns and not into party coffers.
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