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The NDP raised the most money among Alberta political parties in the second quarter of 2017, according to party financial statements posted by Elections Alberta on Wednesday.

Newly-minted political action committees, meanwhile, have begun filing records with the chief electoral officer on their own donors.

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Documents show the NDP took in $553,733 donations from April to June, followed by the Wildrose at $416,750 and the Progressive Conservatives at $78,252.

The Alberta Party raised $37,969 and the Liberals took in $33,845.

The Wildrose moves closer to the NDP when constituency association fundraising is added in, raising the official Opposition’s total to $511,704.

But the NDP, which does not raise money through its constituency associations, still has the year-to-date edge in total fundraising, with $926,793, compared to Wildrose’s $852,689.

Members of the Tories and Wildrose will vote this weekend on whether to join together in a new United Conservative Party. Under the unity agreement — and provincial law — the two parties cannot transfer funds to each other or the new UCP.