Chief Electoral Officer Releases Volume III of the 2019 Provincial General Election Report

July 21, 2020

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released the third volume of his report on the 2019 Provincial General Election today. This volume reports on the election finances activities of all political participants in the 2019 Provincial General Election.

The Provincial General Election was held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Elections Alberta registered a total of 1,294 political participants for the Election, comprising 13 political parties, 710 nomination contestants, 541 candidates and 30 election third party advertisers.

All participants were required to report their election finances to Elections Alberta, with 93% meeting their filing deadlines.  With spending limits in place for the first time, all participants were required to provide detailed reporting on the funds they raised and spent during their campaign.

The first two volumes of the 2019 Election Report were released on March 16, 2020, and included information on the election event, statistics, costs, recommendations and poll‑by-poll results.

For more information or to view the report, visit 2019 General Election.

Elections Alberta is an independent non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly responsible for administering provincial elections, by‑elections, and referenda.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Drew Westwater
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer
Suite 100, 11510 Kingsway Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2Y5
780-427-7191
Drew.Westwater@elections.ab.ca

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