Last November's municipal election in Penticton injected more than $100,000 into the economy through candidate spending. Credit: istock photo

Penticton municipal candidates spent more than $100,000 on campaigns

PENTICTON – It cost an average $4,526.34 to try to get elected to Penticton City Council during last year’s November municipal election.

The six successful candidates spent a total of $27,158.09 to get elected. That compares to an average expenditure of $2,322.21 spent by all of the 25 council candidates that tossed their hat into the ring. They spent a total of $57,240.11.

Candidate Tim Hodgkinson spent the most in a losing bid for a council seat, with expenses of $12,009.48.

Hodgkinson was the sole contributor to his campaign.

The top spending candidate who won a council seat was Campbell Watt, spending $8,281.75, while the least spending councillor was Tarik Sayeed, who expensed $1,922.87.

Three candidates – Paula Cattani, Donald Dumesnil and Brent Madsen had no expenses to report.

The 2014 municipal election’s three mayoral candidates spent a total of $45,119.96, bringing the total for both council and mayor candidates’ expenses to $102,360.07.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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