OTTAWA -- A riding association with a lot of savings will have a big advantage during what is expected to be an extra-long election campaign this year. Here are the top 10 richest NDP riding associations based on financial returns filed this month to Elections Canada:
Ottawa Centre (MP: Paul Dewar): $110,543.74
Vancouver Kingsway (Don Davies): $102,960.46
Hamilton Mountain (Chris Charlton*): $100,029.96
Edmonton-Strathcona (Linda Duncan): $91,950.83
Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie (Alexandre Boulerice): $89,594.12
New Westminster-Coquitlam (Fin Donnelly): $89,365.11
Davenport (Andrew Cash): $84,366.60
Timmins-James (Charlie Angus): $79,234.72
Beaches-East York (Matthew Kellway): $74,536.54
Victoria (Murray Rankin): $73,727.85
*Indicates the MP is not seeking re-election.
