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Ignatieff fairs well in initial Fundraising Numbers

Elections Canada posted the Liberal Leadership donation numbers on Aug. 3rd.

• The Michael Ignatieff campaign raised 25% of the total amount raised by all the candidates.
• The campaign has the largest number of individual donors (525); the candidate with the second most donors only had 208.
• Michael's campaign alone had 40% of all individual Liberal donors over the 11 candidates.
• The Michael Ignatieff campaign is NOT a “big money campaign”. The average amount per donor is $560, the 2nd lowest average of all the candidates.

For the period of April 1st to June 30th, here are the numbers for the Liberal Leadership Campaigns:

Individual Donors
Candidate	Donors
1. Michael Ignatieff	525
2. Bob Rae	208
3. Gerard Kennedy	142
4. Scott Brison	112
5. Joe Volpe	91
6. Ken Dryden	67
7. Stephane Dion	65
8. Martha Hall Findlay	56
9. Carolyn Bennett	37
10. Hedy Fry	15
11. Maurizio Bevilacqua	9
Total:	1,327

Average Donation
Candidate	Donors	Average Donation
1. Stephane Dion	65	$496
2. Michael Ignatieff	525	$560
3. Martha Hall Findlay	561	$618
4. Ken Dryden	67	$651
5. Gerard Kennedy	142	$731
6. Scott Brison	112	$899
7. Carolyn Bennett	37	$1,759
8. Bob Rae	208	$1,850
9. Hedy Fry	15	$1,010
10. Joe Volpe	91	$2,310
11. Maurizio Bevilacqua	9	$2,961
Total/Average:	1,327	$988

posted by Brad @ Tuesday, August 08, 2006 Comments: 2