Media Advisory: 2016 Armstrong, Houston, Lions Bay and West Vancouver By-Elections Disclosure Statements Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2017

VICTORIA – Disclosure statements of candidates and third party sponsors for the following by-elections are available for public inspection on the Elections BC website (elections.bc.ca/lecfa) and at Elections BC, Suite 100 – 1112 Fort Street, Victoria:

EVENT NAME	SCANNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS	SIGNIFICANT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DATA
2016 Armstrong By-election	http://bit.ly/2kS3sLK	http://bit.ly/2kSnTYD
2016 Houston By-election	http://bit.ly/2kSkfOL	http://bit.ly/2lA0grW
2016 Lions Bay By-election	http://bit.ly/2lEJIja	http://bit.ly/2lEYRRz
2016 West Vancouver By-election	http://bit.ly/2lF04rX	http://bit.ly/2lA0RKc

Under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (LECFA), disclosure statements must be filed with B.C.’s Chief Electoral Officer within 90 days after General Voting Day. The filing deadline for these events was 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2017. The statements include expenses of each filer and information regarding contributions they received.

Elections BC’s Financial Reports and Political Contributions System allows the public to search and download significant campaign contribution data and view scanned images of disclosure statements filed under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Manager, Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.