Doug Clovechok

Doug Clovechok is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Columbia River-Revelstoke as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus.[1]

Doug Clovechok MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Columbia River-Revelstoke
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Norm Macdonald
Personal details
Political party	BC Liberal
Spouse(s)	Susan Clovechok
Residence	Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia
Profession	Teacher

Clovechok had previously ran in 2013 in the same riding but was unsuccessful against incumbent Norm Macdonald. In his second attempt in 2017, he was elected over Gerry Taft in what was considered somewhat of an upset. The loss was attributed to a defamation suit that Taft lost during the middle of the campaign.[1]

Prior to his election, he was a high school teacher with the Calgary Board of Education. He served for 20 years as the CEO of the Calgary Education Partnership Foundation. He was the Campus Manager of the College of the Rockies at Invermere.[2]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Columbia River-Revelstoke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Doug Clovechok	6,620	45.44	$68,902
	New Democratic	Gerry Taft	5,248	36.02	$41,126
	Green	Samson Boyer	1,708	11.72	$1,300
	Independent	Duncan Boyd MacLeod	469	3.22
	Independent	Justin James Hooles	371	2.55	$2,267
	Libertarian	Rylan Kashuba	154	1.05
Total valid votes			14,570	100.00
Total rejected ballots			66	0.45
Turnout			14,636	59.79
Source: Elections BC[3]

2013 British Columbia general election: Columbia River-Revelstoke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Norm Macdonald	6,463	48.26
	Liberal	Doug Clovechok	4,847	36.19
	Conservative	Earl Olsen	1,162	8.68
	Green	Laurel Ralston	921	6.88
Total valid votes			13,393	100.00
Total rejected ballots			45	0.33
Turnout			13,438	53.60
Source: Elections BC[4]

References

1. "NDP loses key Kootenay seat to the B.C. Liberals". CBC News British Columbia, May 9, 2017.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2017-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
4. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.