The SNP spent more than £35,000 hiring a helicopter to fly Nicola Sturgeon around Scotland in the run-up to the General Election.
The Electoral Commission watchdog has published details of all the main parties's spending.
Across the UK, the Conservatives spent £15,587,956;
Labour £12,087,340; the Liberal Democrats £3,529,106; Ukip £2,851,465, the SNP £1,475,478 and the Green Party £1,131,018.
The SNP declared a £35,450 bill for helicopter flights on April 30, and May 1, 2 and 4, just days before the poll.
The maroon Eurocopter Dauphin was covered with the First Minister's image and the SNP's “Stronger for Scotland” slogan.
Ms Sturgeon used it for a whistle-stop tour of key seats over the bank holiday weekend before the election.
It was hired by the SNP from Inverness-based PDG Helicopters, according to the Electoral Commission.
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