$4.35, $19.75, and $5.45 are how much Don Iveson, Karen Leibovici and Kerry Diotte‘s campaigns spent for each vote received in Edmonton’s October 21, 2013 mayoral election. With the most efficient dollar-to-vote ratio is Mr. Iveson, who won the election with a landslide 132,162 votes (62% of the total votes cast).
With a less efficient dollar-to-vote ratio was Ms. Leibovici, who earned 41,182 votes (19% of the total vote) while outspending Mr. Iveson by more than $237,500 and declaring a steep $142,415.27 campaign deficit.
Released last week, the financial disclosures for Edmonton’s 2013 Mayoral and City Council elections detail how much each mayoral and councillor candidate raised and expensed during the campaign. Below is the breakdown for the top three mayoral candidates.
| Edmonton Mayoral Election 2013, Financial Disclosure | ||||||
| Candidate | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Surplus/(Deficit) | |||
| Iveson | $618,501.63 | $576,059.79 | $42,441.84 | |||
| Leibovici | $671,171.34 | $813,586.61 | ($142,415.27) | |||
| Diotte | $179.912.11 | $179,852.76 | $59.35 | |||
Mayoral candidates Josh Semotiuk and Gordon Ward self-financed their campaigns and did not declare any donations. Candidate Kristine Acielo did not file a financial disclosure.
Here are the financial breakdowns submitted from elected city council candidates competing in Edmonton’s 12 wards.
| Edmonton City Council Election 2013, Financial Disclosure | ||||||
| Candidate | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Surplus/(Deficit) | |||
| Andrew Knack | $43,143.06 | $43,143.06 | $0 | |||
| Bev Esslinger | $34,044.28 | $33,220.88 | $823.40 | |||
| Dave Loken | $97,054.50 | $96,906.55 | $147.95 | |||
| Ed Gibbons | $93,461.44 | $93,254.44 | $207.00 | |||
| Michael Oshry | $82,587.85 | $82,929.85 | $295.00 | |||
| Scott McKeen | $105,862.81 | $103,585.54 | $2,277.27 | |||
| Tony Caterina | $87,950.00 | $87,603.00 | $347.00 | |||
| Ben Henderson | $59,335.06 | $31,640.26 | $27,714.80 | |||
| Bryan Anderson | $68,836.47 | $43,783.69 | $25,052.78 | |||
| Michael Walters | $107,198.85 | $106,744.60 | $454.25 | |||
| Mike Nickel | $65,199.00 | $64,793.81 | $405.19 | |||
| Amarjeet Sohi | $130,840.99 | $85,105.30 | $45,735.69 | |||
According to the Local Authorities Elections Act, donations to municipal election candidates are limited to a maximum of $5,000 for individuals, corporations and trade unions during an election year.
