British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic |
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District created | 2008 | ||
First contested | 2009 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 49,304 | ||
Area (km²) | 18.28 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 2,697.2 | ||
Census divisions | Capital | ||
Census subdivisions | Victoria, Saanich |
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.
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.