Wealthy urban ridings, especially those represented by higher\u002Dprofile politicians, offered the most lucrative fundraising terrain for Canada’s federal…
The ridings, which include many of the country’s richest neighbourhoods, in most cases also had voter turnouts higher than the national participation rate in the 2019 election, according to the analysis by the Local News Data Hub at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Investigative Journalism Foundation, a non-profit journalism startup tracking political donations and lobbyist activity in partnership with scholars from Canadian universities.
The analysis, which mostly focused on the 17 ridings in the 95th percentile, meaning that total donations were greater than in 95 per cent of all ridings, found a clear relationship between median income and total donations. People who are well-off are also more likely to want to vote, said Erin Crandall, an associate professor of politics at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, noting that research has consistently linked voter turnout with affluence. “They feel like they’re a part of the democratic system and party system.”
Political financing experts and experienced fundraisers said federal laws limit donors’ influence on elected officials, with Elections Canada auditing party fundraising records and requiring parties to publish donor information for contributions greater than $200.
People donate because their values align with those of a party, said Michael Roy, a former national digital director for the NDP’s 2015 campaign. They believe their money will “help move those values forward,” he said.Article content – The federal Liberals raised the most money in 10 of the 17 ridings, while the Conservatives led in six. The Green Party raised the most in Saanich–Gulf Islands, home of Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.Article content
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