The three newcomers elected to the Terrace council last fall were among the top campaign spenders, indicate expenses filed with Elections B.C.
Newcomer Inder Dhillon, who placed fourth in the polls with 844 votes, spent the most of all candidates — $4,878.60.
Also new at the council table is Sarah Zimmerman, who placed second on the campaign spending list at $2,644.59 and came in first place among the six people elected, with 1,419 votes.
The third newcomer to council is Chris Apps who spent $1,435.93 and collected 966 votes for a third place finish.
Incumbent Dave Gordon, who came in second place with 1,322 votes, spent $515.42.
Veteran council member Brian Downie spent $1,034 resulting in 777 votes. The third incumbent councillor, James Cordeiro, spent $296.58 to gather in 727 votes for the sixth and last spot on council.
Although Cordeiro finished last, he’s the most efficient campaigner if you compare what he spent to the number of votes he received.
Downie had a surplus of $1,566 from what he raised, which is more than he spent.
Peter Moloney spent $2,577.78 in an unsuccessful first try, gathering in 387 votes.
No other candidate among the 13 who wanted a seat on council broke the $1,000 spending mark, although Lynn Parker came close at $910.68.
Lynne Christiansen, an incumbent going into the fall election, spent $434 in an unsuccessful re-election bid.
Maryann Freeman spent $870.59, Melissa Linn spent $856.80, Stella Kennan spent $516.71 and two candidates, Yvonne Nielsen and Danny Nunes said they spent nothing.
Campaign sign expenditures topped the list on each candidate’s list of noted expenses.
City of Terrace council candidates could have spent up to the $7,087.50 limit that is set based on population and the position up for election.
In the Kitimat-Stikine regional district, Ted Ramsey declared expenses of $1,149.92 to become the director for Thornhill. He defeated incumbent hopeful Jeffery Hammond who said he spent nothing.
The incumbent director for the larger rural area surrounding Terrace, Bruce Bidgood, defeated two other candidates in spending $872.47. Challenger Gill McKean spent $912.80 while the third candidate, Martin Holzbauer, is not on the list of candidates filing disclosure statements with Elections B.C.
Although Dhillon topped the local candidates in spending Prince Rupert mayor Herb Pond outspent everyone else in the region by far. His total expenditures were $12,399.51 in order to defeat four other candidates. The Prince Rupert mayoral campaign spending limit was $14,231.16.
By contrast, Gladys Atrill spent $4,627.42 to defeat one challenger and return to the mayor’s chair in Smithers.
Kitimat mayor Phil Germuth and Terrace mayor Sean Bujtas were acclaimed and so spent nothing.