Nomination News: Newmarket and New West
A couple of items from this morning's inbox:
- Newmarket – Aurora, ON - 2008 Liberal candidate Tim Jones is hoping to represent his party once again in the next election, and has revived his Facebook group to that end, a reader writes to say. Jones had hoped to replace retiring Liberal M.P. Belinda Stronach in the last election, but lost handily to first-time Conservative M.P. Lois Brown, in spite of spending a higher proportion of the expense limit (72% vs 65%).
- New Westminster – Coquitlam, BC - This morning's Hill Times reports the latest on Elizabeth May's plans in respect of this possible by-election riding: "[Q.] Will you be running in Dawn Black’s New Westminster-Coquitlam, B.C., riding that she recently vacated? [A.] 'I’m keeping all my options open and consulting widely with smarter people than me.'" (subscription-only story).
Labels: 41st General Election Nominations, Greens, Liberals, New Westminster – Coquitlam
posted by The Pundits' Guide at
5:20 AM
2 Comments:
i passed thru newmarket aurora last election and did notice each candidate was clearly spending a fair bit of cash there , had to be signs for each on just about every public street corner in the riding. its interesting than the liberal spent more considering there poor finances that election but spending more in a swing 905 riding usually isn't enough to produce a victory if the tide is against your party .
That's interesting, Anon. I just looked at Lois Brown and Tim Jones' expenses, and she put most of her budget (>$40K) into Advertising - Other (which would mostly be signs), while he spent $20K or so on Advertising - Other, and another $21K on First Contact Ontario voter contact services. Would you say the sign campaign was equally matched?
p.s., if you want to see for yourself, follow the Newmarket – Aurora link, then click on the "Financial Metrics" tab. To see each candidate's actual return at Elections Canada, click on the little Elections Canada logo to the left of their name. To examine the spending part of it, select Part 3a.
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