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And while Conservative MPs Kellie Leitch and Jason Kenney weren’t in attendance, they’re both considered potential leadership hopefuls. (Also, as O’Leary has no history with the Conservatives, he cannot be included in this analysis, so just consider him a wild card. Lastly, former Tory MP Peter MacKay — who many think will throw his name into the mix — didn’t run in the last election, meaning there is no useable recent data to assess his fundraising prowess. )

The analysis shows that Kenney likely still has the longest list of potential leadership backers. However, Bernier may be able to give him a run for the money, both literally and figuratively – as, indeed, could Raitt.

And while it would be unwise to count Leitch out of the race, both Clement and Chong may want to take a long, hard look at their track record on the fundraising front before adding their name to the ballot.

With that out of the way, here’s the data dump, starting with the campaign financing results.

According to filings with Elections Canada, Raitt pulled in $86,930 in contributions during the last election, giving her a lead of nearly $12,000 over her closest competitor, Kenney, who reported a total haul of $74,998.

The next-highest take was Bernier, who raised a considerably more modest $24,850, followed by Clement ($14,550) and Chong ($12,550), with Leitch reporting no contributions at all.

Leitch did, however, collect $92,495 from her local riding association, which suggests her team may simply have decided to let the riding association handle the money this time around. (There are no restrictions on transfers between parties, riding associations and candidates, although such arrangements must be reported as part of the overall campaign finance numbers.)