# Victoria-Swan Lake

Victoria-Swan Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 election, in which New Democrat, Rob Fleming was elected its first MLA.

## Geography

Victoria-Swan Lake makes up the northern portions of Victoria and the southern portions of Saanich. The Victoria section, north of Bay Street, consists of the neighbourhoods of Burnside-Gorge, Hillside-Quadra, and Oaklands. In Saanich, the electoral district covers Tillicum-Gorge, Uptown, and Quadra-Cedar Hill.

## MLAs

Victoria-Swan Lake :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Victoria-Hillside prior to 2009 |||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Rob Fleming | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Rob Fleming | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Rob Fleming | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Rob Fleming | New Democratic |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Nina Krieger | New Democratic |

## Electoral history

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Nina Krieger | 14,273 | 56.0% |
| | Green | Christina Winter | 5,900 | 23.2% |
| | Conservative | Tim Taylor | 5,146 | 20.2% |
| | Communist | Robert Crooks | 156 | 0.6% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,475 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rob Fleming | 14,186 | 59.35 | +5.75 | $29,468.05 |
| | Green | Annemieke Holthuis | 6,638 | 27.77 | −1.94 | $11,832.34 |
| | Liberal | David Somerville | 2,729 | 11.42 | −4.45 | $2,429.03 |
| | Independent | Jenn Smith | 241 | 1.01 | – | $8,085.95 |
| | Communist | Walt Parsons | 107 | 0.45 | – | $123.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,901 | 99.27 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.73 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,076 | 59.02 | –5.31 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,790 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +3.84 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rob Fleming | 13,374 | 53.61 | −0.88 | $46,600 |
| | Green | Christopher Alan Maxwell | 7,413 | 29.71 | +6.50 | $6,955 |
| | Liberal | Stacey Piercey | 3,960 | 15.87 | −6.43 | $27,194 |
| | Vancouver Island Party | David Costigane | 203 | 0.81 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,950 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 169 | 0.67 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,119 | 64.33 | +6.26 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,046 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −2.81 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rob Fleming | 12,350 | 54.49 | −6.04 | $82,519 |
| | Green | Spencer Alexander Malthouse | 5,260 | 23.21 | +11.09 | $5,028 |
| | Liberal | Christina Bates | 5,055 | 22.30 | −4.24 | $36,719 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,665 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 143 | 0.63 | −0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,808 | 58.07 | +1.17 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,275 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Rob Fleming | 13,119 | 60.53 | +4.53 | $75,655 |
| | Liberal | Jesse McClinton | 5,754 | 26.54 | −2.54 | $36,875 |
| | Green | David Wright | 2,628 | 12.12 | +0.12 | $760 |
| | Refederation | Bob Savage | 174 | 0.81 | – | $750 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,675 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.70 | −0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,828 | 56.90 | −6.10 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 38,359 |
| Net change is calculated based on the 2005 results from Victoria-Hillside. |||||||
| Source: Elections BC |||||||