December 2003 - Review of Electoral Acts

Appendix: Spending on behalf of political parties and candidates at the 2002 Dáil general election

The figures below exclude the values of facilities used at the election where the costs were met out of public funds. It should be noted that the total spending limit available to a political party was determined by the number of its candidates standing in three, four and five seat constituencies.

Fianna Fáil - 106 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€3,428,292.60
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€2,990,841.80
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€1,141,357.33
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€1,849,484.47
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€437,450.80
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	13%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€4,126.89

Fine Gael - 85 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€2,755,331.46
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€2,177,354.59
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€913,179.13
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€1,264,175.46
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€577,976.87
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	21%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€6,799.73

Labour Party - 46 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€1,479,244.77
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€989,145.97
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€314,466.67
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€674,679.30
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€490,098.80
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	33%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€10,654.32

Sinn Féin - 37 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€1,187,205.03
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€507,947.95
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€78,729.82
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€429,218.13
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€679,257.08
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	57%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€18,358.30

Green Party - 31 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€1,022,139.09
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€228,718.87
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€32,067.00
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€196,651.87
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€793,420.22
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	78%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€25,594.20

Christian Solidarity Party - 23 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€730,099.35
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€12,284.71
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€542.01
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€11,742.70
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€717,814.64
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	98.3%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€31,209.33

Progressive Democrats - 20 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€666,612.45
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€577,277.63
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€128,757.00
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€448,520.63
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€89,334.82
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	13%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€4,466.74

Workers Party - 8 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€260,296.29
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€40,724.09
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€365.23
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€40,358.86
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€219,572.20
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	84%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€27,446.53

Socialist Workers Party - 7 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€247,598.91
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€21,925.65
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€144.69
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€21,780.96
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€225,673.26
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	91%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€32,239.04

Socialist Party - 5 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available to political party and candidates based on number of candidates standing.	€165,065.94
2.	Total amount spent by the party's national agent and the election agents of candidates.	€29,974.27
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	€711.92
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€29,262.35
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€135,091.67
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	82%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€27,018.33

Non-Party - 95 Candidates

1.	Total spending limit available based on number of candidates standing.	€3,148,950.24
2.	Total amount spent by the election agents of candidates.	€761,585.21
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on national campaign.	N/A
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€761,585.21
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€2,387,365.03
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	76%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€25,130.16

Totals - 463 candidates

1.	Total spending limit available based on number of candidates standing.	€15,090,836.13
2.	Total amount spent by the national agents of political parties and the election agents of candidates.	€8,337,780.74
3.	Amount of 2 above spent on the national campaigns of political parties.	€2,610,320.80
4.	Amount of 2 above spent on candidates in constituencies.	€5,727,459.94
5.	Amount of spending limit unspent.	€6,753,055.39
6.	Amount unspent expressed as a % of total spending limit available.	45%
7.	Average amount unspent per candidate standing.	€14,585.43

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