ing ▁as ▁the ▁critic ▁for ▁Environment . ▁When ▁Parliament ▁re - con ven ed ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁session ▁F lem ing ▁introduced ▁another ▁private ▁member ▁bill , ▁the ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁Ind ic ators ▁and ▁Report ing ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 7 ) ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁Board ▁to ▁measure ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁indic ators ▁of ▁BC ' s ▁economic , ▁environmental ▁and ▁social ▁sust ain ability . ▁▁ 4 0 th ▁Parliament ▁With ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election ▁approaching , ▁the ▁ 4 1 ▁year ▁old ▁F lem ing ▁sought ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁Victoria - Sw an ▁Lake ▁r iding . ▁He ▁defeated ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁candidate , ▁small - bus iness ▁owner ▁Christ ina ▁B ates , ▁and ▁the ▁BC ▁Green ▁candidate ▁Sp encer ▁Mal th ouse . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁win ▁and ▁fav ou rable ▁pol ling , ▁F lem ing ' s ▁party ▁lost ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁and , ▁again , ▁formed ▁the ▁official ▁opposition . ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁party ▁leader ▁Ad rian ▁D ix ' s ▁positive - only ▁campaign ing ▁during ▁the ▁election , ▁partly ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁ups et ▁loss , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁allowed ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁define ▁who ▁they ▁were ▁and ▁then ▁attack ▁that ▁without ▁response . ▁D ix ▁appointed ▁F lem ing ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁education ▁critic , ▁moving ▁his ▁previous ▁role ▁of