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2024 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Swan Lake
Nina Krieger
MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 18, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Nina Krieger 14,27356.0%
Green Christina Winter5,90023.2%
Conservative Tim Taylor5,14620.2%
Communist Robert Crooks1560.6%
Total valid votes25,475
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [7]

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