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The NDP spent just over $5.3 million to the UCP’s $4.5 million during the 2019 provincial election, more than tripling the party’s 2015 campaign expenditures as it lost 30 seats in the legislature.

Financial statements released by Elections Alberta on Monday show that both parties ran a deficit during the campaign. The NDP were left with a $1.6 million campaign period deficit, while the UCP, who won 63 seats to form government in 2019, had a deficit of $671,779.

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In the 2015 provincial election, the winning NDP spent $1.6 million compared to the Progressive Conservatives, which spent $4.3 million, and the Wildrose Party, which spent nearly $1.2 million.

This year, the parties had comparable donation revenues, with the UCP raking in $3,580,851, slightly less than the NDP’s $3,672,425. The number of small and large donors were also comparable between the two parties.

mwyton@postmedia.com