Dan D'Autremont
Daniel H. D'Autremont | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Cannington | |
| Assumed office October 21, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Berntson |
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| In office December 5, 2011 – May 17, 2016 | |
| Premier | Brad Wall |
| Lieutenant Governor | Gordon Barnhart Vaughn Schofield |
| Preceded by | Don Toth |
| Succeeded by | Corey Tochor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1950 Redvers, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative → Saskatchewan Party |
| Residence | Alida, Saskatchewan |
Daniel H. D'Autremont (born December 28, 1950) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cannington. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
He was born in Redvers, Saskatchewan, the son of Hugh and Violet D'Autremont, and grew up on the family farm about two miles east of Alida.[1] D'Autremont studied engineering at the University of Calgary. He worked in the oil industry for a number of years before taking up farming in the Redvers area in 1977.[1]
D'Autremont was first elected in 1991, and was one of the founding members of the Saskatchewan Party.[1] With the retirement of Don Toth, D'Autremont is the longest serving member in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly as of 2019.
D'Autremont was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on December 5, 2011, as the first order of business following the November 7, 2011 general election. He challenged Don Toth, the Speaker during the Saskatchewan Party's first term. In a secret ballot of the members of the Assembly, D'Autremont defeated Toth.[2]
Following the 2016 general election, D'Autremont again stood for election as Speaker, but was defeated on the second ballot by Corey Tochor.[3]
D'Autremont announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020, but would remain a MLA until then.[4]
Election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Dan D'Autremont | 5,614 | 77.75% | +6.87 | |
| NDP | Henry Friesen | 1,198 | 16.59% | -4.98 | |
| Liberal | Karen Spelay | 409 | 5.66% | -1.89 | |
| Total | 7,221 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Dan D'Autremont | 5,156 | 70.88% | -4.00 | |
| NDP | Henry Friesen | 1,569 | 21.57% | +6.99 | |
| Liberal | John Atwell | 549 | 7.55% | -2.99 | |
| Total | 7,274 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Dan D'Autremont | 5,671 | 74.88% | ||
| NDP | Glen Lawson | 1,104 | 14.58% | -9.40 | |
| Liberal | Joanne Johnston | 798 | 10.54% | -19.85 | |
| Total | 7,573 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Dan D'Autremont | 3,542 | 45.63% | +1.20 | |
| Liberal | Don Lees | 2,359 | 30.39% | +3.33 | |
| NDP | Gary Lake | 1,861 | 23.98% | -4.53 | |
| Total | 7,762 | 100.00% | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ "Dan D'Autremont: Veteran MLA To Referee Saskatchewan Legislature As Speaker". Huffington Post. December 5, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ "MLAs elect new Speaker", Regina Leader-Post, May 17, 2016.
- ^ "Sask. Party's Dan D'Autremont announces retirement". CJME News. Rawlco Radio. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
External links[edit]
- "Dan D'Autremont". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan biography. Archived from the original on 2006-10-08.
- Dan D'Autremont MLA Website
