Terry Dennis

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.[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]

  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.