The Liberal winners 91原创鈥檚 ridings in this year鈥檚 provincial election spent more than 10 times as much as their nearest competitors.
Elections BC has released the financial disclosures for candidates in the May election.
In the 91原创 riding, incumbent Liberal MLA Mary Polak spent $127,935.45 in total, according to her campaign鈥檚 disclosure. The NDP鈥檚 Gail Chaddock-Costello spent $9,939.48, and Green Party candidate Elizabeth Walker spent just $858.61.
Polak won with 10,755 votes to 8,384 for Chaddock-Costello, and Walker received 3,699.
The situation was similar in 91原创 East, where Rich Coleman spent $116,427 to the $7,295.68 of NDP challenger Inder Johal. The Green鈥檚 Bill Masse spent $1,250.
Coleman won his riding with 16,348 votes to Johal鈥檚 8,820, and Masse received 4,968.
Although the Liberals won the most seats, they fell one seat short of a majority in the B.C. Legislature. NDP leader John Horgan became premier after making an alliance with the Green Party and its three MLAs.