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2023 Annual Financial Reports Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2024

VICTORIA – 2023 annual financial reports for provincial political parties and local elector organizations (civic political parties) are now available.

Provincial filers

Fifteen political parties were required to file reports by April 2, 2024. Fourteen of the reports were filed by the deadline. One report, for the BC Green Party, was not filed by the deadline. This report may be filed by July 2, 2024 with a $100 late filing fee.

The table below shows total political contributions raised by the major provincial political parties in 2023 who have filed their report:

Political partyTotal political contributions raised in 2023
BC NDP$4,542,419.90
BC United$2,970,874.39
Conservative Party$443,499.04

In addition to political contributions raised, provincial reports must contain:

  • assets, liabilities, surplus or deficit as of December 31, 2023,
  • total dollar amount of income tax receipts issued,
  • transfers of money, goods, or services received and given,
  • fundraising function information,
  • other income and expenditures, and
  • details of permissible loans and guarantees.

Provincial political parties must also disclose the details of contributions made to the party and its candidates, where the contributor gave more than $250 in total.

Links:

Scanned annual reports

Political contribution data

Combined political contribution data

Local filers

Forty-five elector organizations were required to file reports by April 2, 2024. All of the reports were filed by the deadline.

In addition to campaign contributions raised, local reports are required to contain:

  • election expenses incurred during the reporting period,
  • assets, liabilities, surplus or deficit as of December 31, 2023,
  • transfers of money, goods, or services received and given,
  • fundraising function information,
  • other income and expenditures, and
  • details of permissible loans.

Links:

Scanned annual reports

Contribution data

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

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