Elections Nova Scotia

Candidate and Party Spending Limits for the By-elections on September 3, 2019

Release date: 
August 6, 2019

Candidate and Party Spending Limits for the By-elections on September 3, 2019    

  

Media Release: August 6, 2019
 

Elections Nova Scotia – Listed below are the candidate and party spending limits and reimbursements for the three by-elections being held on September 3, 2019, in the electoral districts of Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg.

Candidate and Party Spending Limits for the Argyle-Barrington By-election
Amounts in the Elections Act (updated to include CPI adjustments):
Initial Number of Electors: 12,603 (as of August 2, 2019)
Candidate Spending Limit*: $72,494.60
Maximum Candidate Reimbursement:$20,395.57

Candidate and Party Spending Limits for the Northside-Westmount By-election
Amounts in the Elections Act (updated to include CPI adjustments):
Initial Number of Electors: 15,995 (as of August 2, 2019)
Candidate Spending Limit*: $89,017.39
Maximum Candidate Reimbursement: $25,903.17

Candidate and Party Spending Limits for the Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg By-election
Amounts in the Elections Act (updated to include CPI adjustments):
Initial Number of Electors: 15,145 (as of August 2, 2019)
Candidate Spending Limit*: $84,850.31
Maximum Candidate Reimbursement: $24,514.14

Registered Party Spending Limit for each district in which a by-election is being held: $6,471.50

Third Party Maximum Spending in each district in which a by-election is being held: $2,261.58

*Candidate spending limit may be adjusted upwards if there is an increase in number of electors on the Final List of Electors. The final list will be completed after election day.

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Contact:        Naomi Shelton 
                    Director, Policy and Communications 
                    Elections Nova Scotia 
                    902-424-3275 or 902-223-4871

                    naomi.shelton@novascotia.ca 

 

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