Denis Allchurch
Denis Arthur Allchurch (born 1953) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2011, representing the constituencies of Shellbrook-Spiritwood from 1999 to 2003 and Rosthern-Shellbrook from 2003 to 2011.[1]
Denis Allchurch | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Rosthern-Shellbrook Shellbrook-Spiritwood (1999-2003) | |
| In office September 16, 1999 – October 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Scott Moe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
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 to sitting MLAs are considered rare events.[2]
Election results
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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
- "Denis Allchurch". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- Wood, James (March 5, 2011). "Sask. Party MLA loses nomination fight". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
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