Scott McInnis (Canadian politician)

Scott McInnis is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Columbia River-Revelstoke as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.^[1]

Scott McInnis MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Columbia River-Revelstoke
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2024
Preceded by	Doug Clovechok
Personal details
Political party	BC Conservative
Other political affiliations	BC United (until 2024)

Early life and career

In 2010, he moved to Kimberley, British Columbia from a small farming community in Ontario.^[2]

McInnis is an educator and community leader.^[3] Before his election, he worked as a teacher and principal for Pre-K to Grade 12, and has worked in both public and independent school systems. His 15 year career in education included local and provincial advocacy for education and child care.^[4] McInnis' participation in the 2022 Teacher Institute for Parliamentary Democracy in Victoria - he marks this as the beginning of his journey into politics.^[4]

McInnis has coached basketball for many years, bringing his teams to multiple East Kootenay Zone Championships.^[4] He is also an active volunteer in the Elks Lodge #90 in Kimberley.^[4]

Political career

McInnis was previously the BC United candidate for the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding before switching to the Conservative Party after the former suspended its campaign to support the latter.

In the 2024 provincial election, McInnis was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Columbia River-Revelstoke, representing the Conservative Party of British Columbia. After his election, McInnis was named to the Conservative shadow cabinet as critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Columbia River-Revelstoke
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Scott McInnis	8,768	47.92	–	$21,002.23
	New Democratic	Andrea Dunlop	8,098	44.26	+6.6	$24,417.66
	Green	Calvin Beauchesne	1,430	7.82	−5.1	$2,997.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,296	99.78	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			41	0.22	–
Turnout			18,337	58.46	–
Registered voters			31,366
	Conservative notional gain from BC United		Swing		N/A[n 1]
Source: Elections BC[5][6]

1. Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.