Money didn’t buy success for local candidates in the most recent federal election.
Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Liberal’s Patty Hajdu won the Thunder Bay-Superior North seat despite being outspent by her opponents.
Green Party contender Bruce Hyer spent the most, burning through over $124,000, followed by the NDP’s Andrew Foulds who racked up a nearly $120,000 bill.
Conservative candidate Richard Harvey spent the least out of the major parties, with only about $59,000.
Hajdu’s election expenses totalled approximately $90,000.
In the Thunder-Bay Rainy River district, only John Rafferty’s expenses are availble. The NDP candidate spent $100,000 on his campaign.
Meanwhile, big spenders in the Kenora riding also didn’t see a return on investment.
Conservative candidate Greg Rickford didn’t retain his seat despite putting down over $163,000 on his campaign – nearly double what now Liberal MP Bob Nault spent.
The NDP’s Howard Hampton burned through nearly $150,000.
Nault’s election expenses were a modest $84,000.
