Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth raised $114,500 in his bid for the top job of the BC NDP.
According to Elections BC papers released this week on the party leadership race, Farnworth brought in $44,845 from corporations, $39,281 from individual donors and $16,900 from trade unions in his unsuccessful attempt to take the seat.
He also spent $112,484 on the contest, including $5,257 for research and polling, $6,103 for promotional materials and $7,724 for telecommunications.
By comparison, his main rival Adrian Dix, who won in April on the third ballot to replace Carole James, who resigned last December amidst a public feud with her caucus, collected $198,912 for his campaign and spent $5,440 more than what he brought in.
Elections BC documents show the Vancouver-Kingsway MLA received $31,112 from corporations, $33,300 from labour unions and $132,441 from individual donors, including from former premier Glen Clark who gave his former chief of staff $2,500 while former NDP leader Joy MacPhail contributed $1,600.
Meanwhile, contenders John Horgan (Juan de Fuca MLA) raised $119,445 and spent $135,895 while Nicholas Simons (Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA) raised $22,587 and spent $22,434, and Harry Lali (Fraser-Nicola MLA) raised $9,830 and spent the same amount.
Leadership challenger and marijuana activist Dana Larsen failed to file his documents with Elections BC by Monday's deadline; he is due to submit his documents by Aug. 17, along with a $500 late-filing fee.
Earlier this year, Premier Christy Clark, a former Port Moody MLA, collected $675,720 for her BC Liberal Party leadership bid, about $200,000 more than all declared NDP candidates combined.
The spending limit for the BC NDP race was $175,000 while, in the BC Liberal camp, it was $450,000.
