Follow the Money: 2000 Toronto Election


			Follow the Money: 2000 Toronto Election Election Donations present clear indications of the sources of support for a candidate for office. After the Toronto 2000 Election, a dataset on contributions to candidates for City of Toronto municipal offices in 2000 was created by Robert MacDermid, Associate Professor of Political Science at York University. The primary dataset on contributions to candidates for City of Toronto municipal offices in 2000 was provided free of charge by Robert MacDermid, Associate Professor, Political Science, York University. The significant cost of obtaining the candidate disclosure forms was generously provided by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, York University. Research assistance was provided by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University. Neither York University nor Robert MacDermid are responsible for the analyses and interpretations presented here. Donation Summary Chart: See the chart summarizing campaign contributions for incumbent councillors. (PDF will open in a new window.) How was this data compiled? The primary dataset was created from the 101 candidate disclosure statements Financial Statement and Auditor’s Report made to the Elections Office, which captured donor name, address and amount. A total of 8,900 donations were made in the amount of $4 million to the mayoralty and 44 councillor races. How is the data organized? From the dataset, an analysis was made to cluster Donors in primary categories: Citizen Donations from names (containing a first and last name) Business Donations from Companies The Business Donations in turn were further analyzed into six sub-categories. For full lists of donors by category, follow the links below. Pages will open in a new window. Warning: These are large files and may take a long time to load. Developers: Real estate development companies Contractors: Construction contractors and related consultants Property: Property owners & managers and real estate firms Media: Communications & other unclassified corporations Retail: Bars, restaurants, food & beverage, auto & taxi Lobbyists: Law Firms and consultants Unions: Organized labour Multiple donations from multiple corporate entities were consolidated where identifiable. Donors receive a tax credit of 75% of the amount of the contribution from the City. Candidates can incur expenditures (Period Expenses) from the start of the Campaign Period on January 2, 2003 or from when they file nomination papers. At the start of October in election year, The City Clerk provides each candidate a certificate of the maximum expense spending limits for the duration of the election campaign (Expense Subject to Limitation). This limit is arrived at a formula of $0.75 cents per eligible voter in the race. Candidates can access surplus funds (War Chest) from the previous elections which is held by the City in trust. Any surplus of income over expenses is given back to the City and forfeited if not used in a subsequent election. (War Chest to 2003). What was the source of councillors’ income? The Councillors elected in each of the 44 ridings received 5,024 Donations of which 2,299 in the amount of $652,651 were from Citizens, and 2,725 in the amount of $1,238,295 came from Business. Incumbent Candidates had a War Chest from previous elections of $396,337. What were the business sources of councillors’ income? What was the average councillor campaign income? How was councillors' campaign income spent? What was the average spending in councillor races? What was the income for Mel Lastman's mayoralty campaign? What types of businesses contributed to Mel Lastman’s 2000 mayoral campaign? How was Mayor Lastman's campaign income spent?
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