Base amount of candidate’s election expenses
(1) The base amount of a candidate’s election expenses in an electoral district is the higher of
(a) the amount calculated, on the basis of the preliminary lists of electors for the electoral district, in accordance with subsections (3) to (6), and
(b) the amount calculated, on the basis of the revisedlists of electors for the electoral district, in accordance with subsections (7) to (10).