Terry Dennis
Terry Dennis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Canora-Pelly | |
| In office April 4, 2016 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Krawetz |
| Succeeded by | Sean Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Party | Saskatchewan Party |
Terry Dennis is a Canadian provincial politician, who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Canora-Pelly. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election and sat as an MLA until 2024.[1] He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Dennis served as a town councillor and later as mayor of the town of Canora, Saskatchewan, holding the latter position for fourteen years.[2] He was also the co-owner of Dennis' Foods, a grocery store in Canora that had been owned by the Dennis family since 1947. The store was sold in the year 2016.[2][3] He has been twice convicted of drunk driving, once in 1979 and again in 2001 during his first term as mayor.[4] In October 2023, he lost re-nomination for the 2024 Saskatchewan general election to Sean Wilson.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]2016 Saskatchewan general election
[edit]| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Canora-Pelly | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Terry Dennis | 4,318 | 67.46 | -3.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Theresa Wilson | 1,323 | 20.67 | -6.31 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merv Malischewski | 414 | 6.46 | - | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Budz | 192 | 3.00 | - | ||||
| Green | Rachel Gregoire | 102 | 1.59 | -0.28 | ||||
| Western Independence | David Sawkiw | 51 | 0.79 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,400 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +5.00% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[6][7] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Hansard for May 24, 2016" (PDF).
- ↑ "Terry Dennis at Saskatchewan Party".
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Party candidate's drunk driving convictions criticized". Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Wilson defeats Dennis to win Canora-Pelly Sask Party nomination". SaskToday.ca. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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