Victoria-Swan Lake

Carolyn Howe is the BC Green Party candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake. A longtime educator who has taught at South Park Family School since 2005, she has been president of the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association since June 2024. She holds degrees in music and education from the University of Victoria and has worked as a choral conductor and performer. Campaign priorities include housing, health care, public schools, climate action, and childcare.

Nina Krieger is the BC NDP candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake and the sitting MLA, first elected in 2024. She became Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General in July 2025 after serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film. Before politics she was executive director of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and advised on anti-racism education. She holds an honours history degree from UBC and pursued graduate studies at the London Consortium.

Tim Taylor is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake, returning after he ran for the party in the riding in 2024. The Times Colonist identified him then as a real estate agent. Final-count reporting put his 2024 vote at 5,146, about 20.2 percent, in a race won by BC NDP candidate Nina Krieger. He is again on Elections BC’s accepted nominations list for the October 24, 2026 election. A fresh, detailed campaign biography was not found in the coverage reviewed.