UCP raised $500K more than NDP in last quarter, figures show

The United Conservative Party continues to win Alberta's political fundraising sweepstakes, outperforming the governing NDP by about $500,000 in the last reporting period.

Figures from Elections Alberta show the UCP raised $1,175,812 in the third quarter of 2018 the period from July 1 to Sept. 30.

The party's year-to-date fundraising total sits at $2.7 million.

TheNDPraised $676,447 in the third quarter, bringing its total for the first nine months of 2018 to$1.86 million.

The Alberta Partyraised $28,915 in the third quarter, bringing its year-to-datetotal to $235,706.

Although the Alberta Party'snumbers pale in comparison to the UCP and NDP, the party has improved its financial position over the last 12 months. Last year at this time the Alberta Party had raised $80,292.

Members have since chosen former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel as party leader and increased the number of MLAsin the Alberta legislature from one to three.

The Alberta Liberals raised $26,899, putting the party's year-to-date total at $83,684.

The Freedom Conservative Party, led by interim leader Derek Fildebrandt, the Strathmore-BrooksMLA who left the UCP a year ago, took in $2,951 in the third quarter. That was the first time the new party has reported its fundraising totals.

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