A new report shows how much money people have donated to Alberta's provincial political parties. (Photo: Pattison Media)

By David Opinko

Leadership race helps Alberta NDP to narrowly out-fundraise UCP in Q2

Jul 30, 2024 | 3:36 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – UPDATE (8:30 a.m. Wednesday): The United Conservative Party (UCP) says it has actually raised more money in Q2 2024 than the Alberta NDP.

The UCP tells LNN that it collects donations through both the central party and constituency associations, while the NDP only receives contributions centrally. The Elections Alberta report only shows funds raised through central parties.

When accounting for the $169,556 received by its constituency associations, the UCP says it has garnered a total of $1,411,659 between April-June, nearly $160,000 more than the New Democrats.

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A major membership drive during the Alberta NDP’s leadership race helped the party to surpass its fundraising goals.

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Elections Alberta has released its latest reports for political party contributions.

In the second quarter of 2024, the New Democrats received a total of $1,252,056.18.

Naheed Nenshi, who was named party leader during this period, says the leadership race resulted in a growth of over 85,000 memberships.

“We had incredible engagement over the leadership campaign and that is translating directly into more people across the province looking to the Alberta NDP and seeing themselves reflected in its membership and path forward,” says Nenshi.

The governing United Conservative Party (UCP) saw people donate $1,242,103.13 in Q2, approximately $10,000 shy of the NDP’s total.

Year-to-date, however, the Conservatives easily defeated the official opposition in terms of fundraising with over $3.5 million compared to $2.26 million respectively.

In Lethbridge, an equal number of people donated to the UCP and NDP in the first six months of this year at 69.

UCP supporters in Lethbridge gave a total of $57,330 for an average of $830 per person. Local members of the NDP gave a total of $31,665 or $458 on average.

The full reports on political party contributions can be found on the Elections Alberta website.

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