Terry Dennis

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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder | name= Terry Dennis

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| party=Saskatchewan Party

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| residence= Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada

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| constituency_AM = Canora-Pelly

| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative

| term_start=April 4, 2016

| term_end=October 1, 2024

| predecessor=Ken Krawetz

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Terry Dennis is a Canadian provincial politician, who served as the 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.[http://cjme.com/article/572495/wall-wins-again-sask-party-takes-3rd-straight-majority "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority"]. CJME, April 4, 2016. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Hansard/28L1S/160524Debates.pdf|title=Hansard for May 24, 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.saskparty.com/dennis|title=Terry Dennis at Saskatchewan Party|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} He has been twice convicted of drunk driving, once in 1979 and again in 2001 during his first term as mayor.[https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-party-candidates-drunk-driving-convictions-criticized "Saskatchewan Party candidate's drunk driving convictions criticized"]. Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 13, 2016. In October 2023, he lost re-nomination for the 2024 Saskatchewan general election to Sean Wilson.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Wilson defeats Dennis to win Canora-Pelly Sask Party nomination |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/canora-courier/sean-wilson-defeats-terry-dennis-to-win-sask-party-nomination-7712888 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}}