Terry Dennis

Terry Dennis
MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Canora-Pelly
Assumed office
April 4, 2016
Preceded by Ken Krawetz
Personal details
Political party Saskatchewan Party

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, holding the latter position for fourteen years.[2] He was also the co-owner of Dennis' Foods, a grocery store in Canora that has been owned by the Dennis family since 1947 which they have sold in the year 2016.t[2][3] He has been twice convicted of drunk driving, once in 1979 and again in 2001 during his first term as mayor.[4]

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Canora-Pelly
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanTerry Dennis4,31867.46-3.69
New DemocraticTheresa Wilson1,32320.67-6.31
Progressive ConservativeMerv Malischewski4146.46+6.46
LiberalKyle Budz1923.00+3.00
GreenRachel Gregoire1021.59-0.28
Western IndependenceDavid Sawkiw510.79+0.79
Total valid votes 6,400100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing +5.00%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[5][6]

References

  1. "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
  2. 1 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. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.


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