Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh was last to enter the federal N-D-P leadership race—but he’s first in fundraising.

Financial reports filed with Elections Canada for the second quarter of 2017 indicate that he has pulled in $353,944 since joining the race to replace Tom Mulcair in mid-May.

Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus raised over 123-thousand dollars between April 1st and June 30th. That, combined with a reported $110,765 pulled in during the first quarter (January 1st to March 31st), puts the local MP just over the $234-thousand dollar mark.

The second quarter saw Manitoba MP Niki Ashton raise more than 70-thousand while Quebec M-P Guy Caron raised almost 47-thousand.

British Columbia MP Peter Julian, who dropped out of the race in early July, raised more than 28-thousand dollars.

Voting in the NDP contest begins in September, with results to be announced in October.

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