Terry Dennis

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Terry Dennis
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Canora-Pelly
Assumed office
April 4, 2016
Preceded byKen Krawetz
Personal details
Born1961
Political partySaskatchewan Party
Residence(s)Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada

Terry Dennis is a Canadian provincial politician, who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Canora-Pelly. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election.[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
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]

  1. ^ "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hansard for May 24, 2016" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Terry Dennis at Saskatchewan Party".
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Party candidate's drunk driving convictions criticized". Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Wilson defeats Dennis to win Canora-Pelly Sask Party nomination". SaskToday.ca. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.