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Roy Stewart, Kyle Sampson were top spenders in the 2022 election

Sampson spent nearly triple what his next-highest opponent spent.
Arthur Williams
Arthur Williams
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Prince George mayoral candidates Simon Yu, Teri McConnachie, Chris Wood, Lisa Mitchell, Adam Hyatt and Roy Stewart pose for a photo before a forum at the Prince George Public Library.Citizen photo by Arthur Williams

Prince George mayoral candidate Roy Stewart was the biggest spender in the Prince George 2022 municipal election, according to data reported by Elections BC on Thursday.

The local lawyer spent more than $46,357.91 on his election campaign, and received the highest amount of campaign donations ($32,425) of any candidate. The financial support and spending didn’t result in a win for Stewart, who came in third place behind Mayor Simon Yu and former city councilor Terri McConnachie.

Yu drew the second-highest amount of donations, at $31,803, and spent the full amount.

In the city council race, Coun. Kyle Sampson received $24,912.66 in campaign donations – more than triple his next-nearest competitor, Coun. Tim Bennett, who received $8,162.35 in donations.

Sampson came in third place in the election, behind long-serving city councillors Brian Skakun and Garth Frizzell.

The most frugal campaign was run by city council candidate Colleen Mahoney, who spent just $15 and still had $10 left in her campaign fund. Mahony fell 1,825 votes short of being elected, earning 3,399 votes.

However, the most efficient campaign in the region was run by Regional District of Fraser-Fort George director and new chairperson Lara Beckett, who brought in more than $2,400 in campaign donations despite not facing an opponent in her electoral area (see below).

City council candidate Cameron Stolz had not filed his disclosure statements by the Jan. 13 deadline.

The spending limit for mayoral candidates in the 2022 Prince George municipal election was $55,922.34, while city council candidates were limited to spending $28,297.80.

See the full list of campaign spending and donations below, ordered from biggest spender to lowest spender. The winners are noted after their names.

MAYORAL CANDIDATES

  1. Roy Stewart:  Total spending: $46,357.91, Total donations: $32,425

  2. Simon Yu (elected): Total spending: $31,803.36, Total donations: $31,803

  3. Terri McConnachie: Total spending: $26,658.44, Total donations: $28,754.30

  4. Adam Hyatt: Total spending: $9,022.90, Total donations: $9,020 (+$100 in ‘other income’)

  5. Lisa Mitchell: Total spending: $1,573.52, Total donations: $0

  6. Chris Wood:  Total spending: $1,080.07, Total donations: $1,300

 

CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

  1. Kyle Sampson (elected): Total spending: $23,352.91, Total donations: $24,912.66

  2. Tim Bennett (elected): Total spending: $8,599.56, Total donations: $8,162.35

  3. Susan Scott (elected): Total spending: $6,372.58, Total donations: $6,372.58

  4. Wesley Mitchell: Total spending: $6,073.83, Total donations: $7,046.27

  5. Brian Skakun (elected): Total spending: $5,450.04, Total donations: $5,629

  6. Chris Stern: Total spending: $5,324.40, Total donations: $1,406.10

  7. Trudy Klassen (elected): Total spending: $5,048.54, Total donations: $5,048.54

  8. Ron Polillio (elected): Total spending: $4,807.33, Total donations: $4,750

  9. Garth Frizzell (elected): Total spending: $4,746.62, Total donations: $4,746.62

  10. Cori Ramsay (elected): Total spending: $4,336.95, Total donations: $4,380.33

  11. Karen Muir: Total spending: $3,929.25, Total donations: $3,929.25

  12. John Zukowski: Total spending: $3,866.22, Total donations: $790

  13. Karm Manhas: Total spending: $3,412.38, Total donations: $3,160

  14. Paul Serup: Total spending: $3,152.20, Total donations: $3,152.20

  15. Doug Jeffery: Total spending: $1,986.50, Total donations: $1,675

  16. James Steidle: Total spending: $1,783.51, Total donations: $2,050

  17. Richard Cook: Total spending: $1,151.36, Total donations: $0

  18. Nour Salim: Total spending: $357, Total donations: $357

  19. Colleen Mahoney: Total spending: $15, Total donations: $0

  20. Cameron Stolz: Did not file by the deadline.

REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTION

In the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A was the only area to go to a vote. Successful candidate Victor Mobley outspent his rival Kyanna Coe.

Mobley received $878.24 in donations, and spent the full amount. Coe received no donations and spent $125 out of her own pocket.

Only a single candidate came forward in Electoral Areas C, D, E, F, G and H, and all were elected by acclimation. The regional district has no Electoral Area B.

Electoral Area C director Lara Beckett received $2,400.48 in campaign donations, despite not facing any competitors in the election. Beckett declared $6.01 in campaign expenses.

None of the other regional district candidates, including candidates in the Bear Lake Community Commission election, received any donations or declared any expenses.