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

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

Career

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 2017, an office he still holds as of 2024.

Election results

2007 Saskatchewan general election Rosthern-Shellbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDenis Allchurch4,13457.50–
  NDP Ron Blocka 2,553 35.51
LiberalLinda Neher3394.72
GreenMargaret-Rose Uvery1632.27–
Total 7,189 100.00
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Rosthern-Shellbrook
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanDenis Allchurch3,42148.36
New DemocraticJohn Serheinko2,58536.54
LiberalGeorge Cameron74410.52
Western IndependenceLaverne Isaac3244.58
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 % ±%
SaskatchewanDenis Allchurch2,89548.36–
  NDP Lloyd Johnson 2,594 36.54
LiberalWalter Krushelniski1,22310.52

References

  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.


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