New Subsidy, Contribution and Expense Amounts
As a result of indexation, all subsidy, contribution and expense amounts in the Election Finances Act will be increased by a factor of 1.24 from January 1, 2009 until December 31, 2013.
Parliamentary Notice of the Indexation Factor 2009-2013 (PDF 11 KB)
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Category |
Description |
Base Amount ($) |
Old Amount 2004 – 2008 (Base Amount x 1.12 indexation factor) ($) |
New Amount 2009 – 2013 (Base Amount x 1.24 indexation factor) ($) |
Act Reference |
Related Financial Statements |
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Contribution Limits |
Donation to one registered party per year (extra during a campaign period) |
7,500 |
8,400 |
9,300 |
18(1)1 |
AR-10
CR-4 |
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Donation to one registered constituency association per year |
1,000 |
1,120 |
1,240 |
18(1)2 |
AR-1
CR-3 |
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Donations to all registered constituency associations of the same party |
5,000 |
5,600 |
6,200 |
18(1)3 |
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Donation to one registered candidate |
1,000 |
1,120 |
1,240 |
18(1)4 |
CR-1 |
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Donation to all registered candidates of the same party |
5,000 |
5,600 |
6,200 |
18(1)5 |
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Spending Limits |
Limit on campaign expenses per registered party per elector |
0.60 |
0.67 |
0.74 |
38(2) |
CR-4 |
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Limit on campaign expenses per registered candidate per elector |
0.96 |
1.08 |
1.19 |
38(3.1) |
CR-1 |
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Increase in campaign expenses limit for northern registered candidates |
7,000 |
7,840 |
8,680 |
38(3.4) |
CR-1 |
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Audit Subsidies |
Registered political party audit subsidy
(annual and campaign) |
1,200 |
1,344 |
1,488 |
40(7)(a)(i) |
AR-10
CR-4 |
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Registered constituency association audit subsidy
(annual and campaign) |
600 |
672 |
744 |
40(7)(b)(i) |
AR-1
CR-3 |
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Registered candidate audit subsidy |
1,000 |
1,120 |
1,240 |
40(7)(c)(i) |
CR-1 |
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Registered leadership contestant audit subsidy |
800 |
896 |
992 |
40(7)(d)(i) |
CR-5 |
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Campaign Subsidy |
Increase in campaign reimbursement for northern registered candidates |
7,000 |
7,840 |
8,680 |
44(2) |
CR-1 |
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