Victoria-Swan Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008

British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008

The British Columbia electoral redistribution of 2008 was undertaken over a lengthy period that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province, and increased the...

. It was first contested in the 2009 election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

, in which New Democrat, Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Fleming was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Victoria-Hillside in the 2005 British Columbia...

 was elected its first MLA.

Electoral history

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|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming

Rob Fleming is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Fleming was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of Victoria-Hillside in the 2005 British Columbia...

|align="right"|13,119
|align="right"|61%

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Jesse McClinton
|align="right"|5,754
|align="right"|27%

|Green

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

|David Wright
|align="right"|2,628
|align="right"|12%

|Refederation

British Columbia Refederation Party

The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...

|Bob Savage
|align="right"|174
|align="right"|0.8%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|21,675
!align="right"|100%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|153
!align="right"|0.7%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|21,828
!align="right"|57%
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