879. Until a by-law made under section 583 comes into force, the amount of election expenses incurred by an authorized party or independent candidate during an election must not exceed,(1) for an election to the office of mayor, the amount of $4 500, increased by(a) $0.35 per person entered on the list of electors of the municipality above 1 000 but not above 20 000 electors;
(b) $0.60 per person entered on that list above 20 000 but not above 100 000 electors;
(c) $0.45 per person entered on that list above 100 000 electors;
(2) for an election to the office of councillor, the amount of $2 250, increased by $0.35 per person entered on the list of electors of the electoral district above 1 000 electors.
The number of persons entered on the list used shall be the number established on the basis of the unrevised list or the revised list, whichever is higher.
The meaning of the words “electoral district” is the meaning given to those words in section 364.