CANDIDATES OF THE Opposition Barbados (BLP) Labour Party not only spent the most in the February 2013 general election but current Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley shelled out the highest amount overall.
Based on the summary of election expenses published yesterday by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC), BLP candidates spent $1.18 million in the 30 constituencies, while candidates of the winning Democratic Labour Party spent $1.03 million.
With a register of 247 211 eligible voters, it meant that no candidate in either party officially spent beyond the lawful limit of $10 per registered voter. Â
Mottley, whose St Michael North East constituency comprises 8 026 voters, spent $68 783.15, with the second highest spender being Minister of Labour Senator Esther Byer-Suckoo, who spent $66 450 but lost her St George South seat to new BLP candidate Dwight Sutherland.
