Columbia River-Revelstoke is a

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for the

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, Canada.

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Columbia River-Revelstoke comprises the eastern portion of the

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and the northern portion of the

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. It is located in southeastern British Columbia and is bordered by Alberta to the east. Communities in the electoral district consist of

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, Revelstoke,

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, and

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History

The riding was created for the 1991 election from

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and part of

Shuswap-Revelstoke Shuswap-Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1979 to 1991. The riding was formed by merging the northern portions of the Revelstoke-Slocan riding with the Shuswap riding. The successor ...

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Doug Clovechok, former Campus Manager of the

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and former

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schoolteacher. He was first elected in 2017. He represents the

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Election results

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References

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures (pdf)1996 Expenditures (pdf)Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991–2001 British Columbia provincial electoral districts Revelstoke, British Columbia