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Canadian provincial politician

Terry Dennis
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Canora-Pelly
In office
April 4, 2016 – October 1, 2024
Preceded byKen Krawetz
Succeeded bySean Wilson
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 and sat as an MLA until 2024. 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. 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. He has been twice convicted of drunk driving, once in 1979 and again in 2001 during his first term as mayor. In October 2023, he lost re-nomination for the 2024 Saskatchewan general election to Sean Wilson.

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

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

References

  1. "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.


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