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Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces
Election Expenses Limits for Registered Political Parties
OTTAWA, Friday, January 6, 2006 — The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, announced today the election expenses limits for registered political parties. The limit is based on the number of names on the preliminary lists of electors for those electoral districts in which the party has a confirmed candidate.
Pursuant to subsection 422(1) of the Canada Elections Act, the maximum amount that is allowed for election expenses of a registered political party for an election is the product of $0.70 multiplied by the number of names on the preliminary lists of electors or by the number of names on the revised lists of electors, whichever is greater, for electoral districts for which a registered political party has a confirmed candidate. This amount is then adjusted for inflation.
| Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada | $66,715.37 |
|---|---|
| Bloc Québécois | $4,665,144.47 |
| Canadian Action Party | $2,150,020.88 |
| Christian Heritage Party of Canada | $2,617,051.75 |
| Communist Party of Canada | $1,234,417.80 |
| Conservative Party of Canada | $18,225,260.74 |
| First Peoples National Party of Canada | $285,326.57 |
| Green Party of Canada | $18,225,260.74 |
| Liberal Party of Canada | $18,225,260.74 |
| Libertarian Party of Canada | $657,538.17 |
| Marijuana Party | $1,351,218.88 |
| Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | $4,488,704.78 |
| New Democratic Party | $18,225,260.74 |
| Progressive Canadian Party | $1,555,632.40 |
| Western Block Party | $273,026.95 |
Final election expenses limits will be published on January 16, 2006.
Additional information on expense limits is available at www.elections.ca.
Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament.
Information:
Elections Canada Media Relations
1 877 877-9515
or at www.elections.ca