Scott McInnis MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Columbia River-Revelstoke | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Clovechok |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | BC United (until 2024) |
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]
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] .
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.
| 2024 British Columbia general election : Columbia River-Revelstoke | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Scott McInnis | 8,768 | 47.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | Andrea Dunlop | 8,097 | 44.3% | +6.6 | ||||
| Green | Calvin Beauchesne | 1,430 | 7.8% | -5.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,295 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC [5] | ||||||||
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