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Denis Allchurch

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Denis Allchurch
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Rosthern-Shellbrook
Shellbrook-Spiritwood (1999-2003)
In office
September 16, 1999 – November 7, 2011
Preceded byLloyd Johnson
Succeeded byScott Moe
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Political partySaskatchewan Party (former), Saskatchewan United Party (starting 2024)

Denis Arthur Allchurch (born 1953) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is a member of the Saskatchewan United Party, and was formerly a member of the Saskatchewan Party.

Career

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Allchurch was elected to Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 from constituencies of Shellbrook-Spiritwood, unseating Lloyd Johnson of the then-governing New Democratic Party in a close race. In 2003 much Allchurch's riding was redistributed into Rosthern-Shellbrook. Running in a new district that included locales historically much less friendly to the NDP, Allchurch was re-elected by comfortable margins in 2003 and 2007.[1]

However, Allchurch had difficulty retaining the loyalty of his own party's membership. He managed to defeat a challenge for his party nomination prior to the 2007 election. However, on March 3, 2011, Allchurch lost the party nomination for his constituency. Newcomer Scott Moe, a businessperson from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, ran as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in the 2011 provincial election. Nomination challenges against sitting lawmakers are relatively uncommon in Canada, and successful such challenges are considered rare events.[2] Allchurch's successor would go on to become Premier of Saskatchewan in 2018, an office he still holds as of 2024.

Saskatchewan United Party

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In September 2024, it was announced that Allchurch would be a candidate in the 2024 Saskatchewan election under the Saskatchewan United Party banner in the Meadow Lake constituency.[3]

Election results

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2007 Saskatchewan general election Rosthern-Shellbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Denis Allchurch 4,134 57.50
  NDP Ron Blocka 2,553 35.51
Liberal Linda Neher 339 4.72
Green Margaret-Rose Uvery 163 2.27
Total 7,189 100.00


2003 Saskatchewan general election: Rosthern-Shellbrook
Party Candidate Votes %
Saskatchewan Denis Allchurch 3,421 48.36
New Democratic John Serheinko 2,585 36.54
Liberal George Cameron 744 10.52
Western Independence Laverne Isaac 324 4.58
Total 7,074 100.00
Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results by Electoral Division, pg. 2.14–101
1999 Saskatchewan general election Shellbrook-Spiritwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Denis Allchurch 2,895 48.36
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,594 36.54
Liberal Walter Krushelniski 1,223 10.52

References

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  1. ^ "Denis Allchurch". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. ^ Wood, James (March 5, 2011). "Sask. Party MLA loses nomination fight". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2011-03-07.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "'Not Brad Wall's Sask. Party': Two former Sask Party MLAs to run under Saskatchewan United banner". Saskatoon. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-17.