By James Peters

O’Reilly topped 2018 election spenders; Christian outspent Turnbull five-to-one

Feb 8, 2019 | 5:00 AM

KAMLOOPS — The big spenders were the big winners in last fall’s municipal election – for the most part.

Candidate financing documents released by Elections BC showed Mayor Ken Christian outspent challenger William Turnbull by a factor of five.

Christian reported $17,192.47 in expenses, while Turnbull spent $3,249.73.

Mike O’Reilly was the highest spender in the council race, marking down $23,278.39.

He was also the most effective fundraiser, collecting $21,950.

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All four of the top four spenders were elected to council: O’Reilly, Arjun Singh, Kathy Sinclair and Bill Sarai.

The lowest spender to be elected was Denis Walsh, who reported $5,007 in expenses.

READ: The full list of council candidates with expenses and contributions. (Credit: Elections BC)