Doug Clovechok

Doug Clovechok is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 provincial election until 2024.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Columbia River-Revelstoke as a member of the BC United caucus.^[1] In Opposition, he served as the Whip of the Official Opposition as well as the critic for Columbia Basin Initiatives and the critic for Tourism, Arts and Culture. On February 24, 2024, he announced he would not be seeking a third term in the Legislature.^[2]

Doug Clovechok
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Columbia River-Revelstoke
In office May 9, 2017 – October 19, 2024
Preceded by	Norm Macdonald
Succeeded by	Scott McInnis
Personal details
Political party	BC United
Spouse	Susan Clovechok
Residence(s)	Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia
Profession	Teacher

Clovechok had previously run 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 ran in a 1993 by-election for Calgary City Council but lost to Bob Hawkesworth.^[3] 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.^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Columbia River-Revelstoke
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Doug Clovechok	7,034	48.03	+2.59	$45,602.42
	New Democratic	Nicole Cherlet	5,708	38.97	+2.95	$21,352.76
	Green	Samson Boyer	1,904	13.00	+1.28	$1,036.37
Total valid votes			14,646	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[5][6]

v t e 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[7]

v t e 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[8]