Denis Allchurch | |
|---|---|
| Member of theSaskatchewan Legislative Assembly forRosthern-Shellbrook Shellbrook-Spiritwood (1999-2003) | |
| In office September 16, 1999 – November 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Scott Moe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) |
| Party | Saskatchewan Party (former),Saskatchewan United Party (starting 2024) |
Denis Arthur Allchurch (born 1953) is a Canadian provincialpolitician. He is a member of theSaskatchewan United Party, and was formerly a member of theSaskatchewan Party.
Allchurch was elected toLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 from constituencies ofShellbrook-Spiritwood, unseatingLloyd Johnson of the then-governingNew Democratic Party in a close race. In 2003 much Allchurch's riding was redistributed intoRosthern-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. NewcomerScott Moe, a businessperson fromShellbrook, Saskatchewan, ran as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in the2011 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 becomePremier of Saskatchewan in 2018, an office he still holds as of 2026.
In September 2024, it was announced that Allchurch would be a candidate in the2024 Saskatchewan election under theSaskatchewan United Party banner in theMeadow Lake constituency.[3]
| 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 | ||
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