In
2007, Patterson successfully sought Liberal Party pre-selection for Camden and ran against Labor's
Geoff Corrigan, but was defeated. On 21 October 2010, the Liberal Party announced that Patterson was endorsed as the party's candidate for Camden ahead of the
2011 State election. Patterson was elected with a swing of 21.9 points and won the seat with 68.9 per cent of the
two-party vote. His main opponent was Corrigan, representing Labor. ==References==