 The 55-year-old Fraser stood for re-election in 2013 provincial election as the BC NDP candidate but was opposed by Port Alberni realtor and guide outfitter Darren DeLuca for the BC Liberal Party and Enid Sangster-Kelly of Errington for the BC Conservatives.With DeLuca being endorsed by federal Conservative Stockwell Day, Fraser easily won with over 50% of the vote.As the 40th Parliament beginning and his party again forming the official opposition, party leader Dix re-assigned Fraser to be the party's critic covering 
rural economic development, mining and fisheries issues.