Spending Limits
The calculation for a party's spending limit is based on the number of candidates a party is running and the number of voters in each riding where there is a candidate. Parties are allowed to spend 70 cents for each one of those voters. Local candidates were allowed to spend $2.07 for each of the first 15,000 electors, $1.04 for each of the next 10,000 and 52 cents for the remaining electors.
The parties with the highest spending limits were:
| Party | Limit |
|---|---|
| Liberal Party | $21,025,793.23 |
| New Democratic Party | $21,025,793.23 |
| Conservative Party | $20,995,088.91 |
| Green Party | $20,764,344.60 |
| Bloc Québécois | $5,737,817.88 |
The parties with the lowest spending limits were:
| Party | Limit |
|---|---|
| Animal Alliance Environment Voters | $467,969.04 |
| Marijuana Party | $339,676.42 |
| Western Block Party | $333,954.75 |
| United Party | $241,406.53 |
| First Peoples National Party | $62,702.06 |
Read more about this topic: Canadian Federal Election, 2011
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