Victoria-Beacon Hill is a

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for the

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, Canada.

Demographics

Geography

The riding comprises most of the City of

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, the provincial capital. It is bounded by the coastline to the south and west including the

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; by the Municipality of

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to the east, by Bay Street and Haultain Street to the north.

History

Victoria-Beacon Hill was created in 1989, in time for the

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, after the abolition of the two-member district of

along with all other such dual ridings. In the 2008 boundary redistribution, Victoria-Beacon Hill kept 89 per cent of its area and added nine per cent of Victoria-Hillside.

Members of Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Election results

References

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{BC-ED British Columbia provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island Politics of Victoria, British Columbia