Victoria-Hillside

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Victoria-Hillside
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
First contested 1991
Last contested 2005
Demographics
Population (2001)49,093
Area (km²)16.49

Victoria-Hillside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.

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Demographics

Population, 200149,093
Population Change, 1996–20012.3%
Area (km²)16.49
Pop. Density (people per km²)2,977

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Victoria-Hillside
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Victoria
35th 1991–1996   Norm Lortie New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005   Sheila Orr Liberal
38th 2005–2009   Rob Fleming New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Saanich South and Victoria-Swan Lake

Its final MLA was Rob Fleming, a former Victoria City Councillor and former University of Victoria Students' Society chairperson. He was first elected as a city councillor in 1999. He represents the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Election results

2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Rob Fleming 13,92657$72,755
Liberal Sheila Orr 7,04229$117,576
Green Steve Filipovic2,93412$4,899
Democratic Reform Jim McDermott3631.5$5,652
Work Less Katrina Jean Herriot1670.7$100
Total valid votes24,432 100
Total rejected ballots216 0.9
Turnout24,648 63
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Sheila Orr 7,87837.71$46,661
New Democratic Steve Orcherton 7,79637.31$49,950
Green Stuart Hertzog4,14219.82$3,285
Marijuana Chuck Beyer6633.17$762
Unity Allan Whittal2931.40$870
Communist George Gidora720.35$749
Citizens Commonwealth Laery Braaten490.24$100
Total valid votes20,893
Total rejected ballots140 0.67
Turnout21,033 68.73
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Steve Orcherton 11,58553.32$37,372
Liberal Sheila Orr 6,86231.58$40,983
Progressive Democrat Gary Beyer1,2275.65$100
Reform Dan Willson9794.51$5,595
Green David Scott White7903.64$4,715
Western Canada Concept Erich Peter1020.47$2,304
Natural Law Andy Guest970.45$211
Libertarian C. David Randall860.40
Total valid votes21,728
Total rejected ballots139 0.64
Turnout21,867 67.53
1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Robin Blencoe 11,11751.39$29,374
Liberal Elmer Wiens7,23333.43$4,018
Social Credit Patrick Skillings2,71412.55$20,169
Green Jay Van Oostdam5692.63$1,286
Total valid votes21,633100
Total rejected ballots5842.63
Turnout22,21773.37

48°26′35″N123°21′39″W / 48.443°N 123.3609°W / 48.443; -123.3609

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