Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield spent just over $135, 000 in her bid to try and become leader of the B.C. Liberal Party.
That’s about eight times less than what winner Kevin Flacon spent on his campaign at $1, 078, 220.32.
Contributions to Merrifield’s campaign came to $93, 901.30, with an additional $15, 000 transferred from the Liberal party, for a total of $108, 901.30 according to documents released by Elections BC. She spent a total of $135, 267.87.
Falcon’s financial documents show he received $923, 576.18 in donations, with $106, 780 transferred from the party. Documents also show two $20,000 ‘permissible loans or guarantees’ in May and June of 2021 under the Kevin Falcon Leadership Campaign.
Merrifield finished in sixth spot in a field of seven candidates in February’s leadership race.
**Note: This story has been corrected and updated from a previous version.**
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