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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| name = Daniel H. D'Autremont
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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1950|12|28}}
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1950|12|28}}
| birth_place = [[Redvers, Saskatchewan]]
| birth_place = [[Redvers, Saskatchewan]]
| death_date =
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| residence = [[Alida, Saskatchewan]]
| residence = [[Alida, Saskatchewan]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
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| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative
| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative
| constituency_AM = [[Cannington (electoral district)|Cannington]]
| constituency_AM = [[Cannington (electoral district)|Cannington]]<br/>Souris-Cannington (1991-1995)
| term_start1 = October 21, 1991
| term_start = October 21, 1991
| term_end = September 29, 2020
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| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Eric Berntson]]
| predecessor = [[Eric Berntson]]
| successor = [[Daryl Harrison]]
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| successor1 = incumbent
| office1 = Dean of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
| term_start1 = April 4, 2016
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| term_end1 = September 29, 2020
| predecessor1=[[Don Toth]]
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| successor1=[[Buckley Belanger]]
| office2 = [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
| office2 = [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
| term_start2 = December 5, 2011
| term_start2 = December 5, 2011
| term_end2 = May 17, 2016
| term_end2 = May 17, 2016
| premier2 = [[Brad Wall]]
| premier2 = [[Brad Wall]]
| lieutenant_governor2=[[Gordon Barnhart]]<br>[[Vaughn Schofield]]
| lieutenant_governor2=[[Gordon Barnhart]]<br />[[Vaughn Schofield]]
| predecessor2 = [[Don Toth]]
| predecessor2 = [[Don Toth]]
| successor2 = [[Corey Tochor]]
| successor2 = [[Corey Tochor]]
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Progressive Conservative]] → [[Saskatchewan Party]]
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Progressive Conservative]] → [[Saskatchewan Party]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Calgary]]
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| occupation =
| occupation = [[farmer]]
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'''Daniel H. D'Autremont''' (born December 28, 1950) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] provincial [[politician]]. He is the [[Saskatchewan Party]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] for the constituency of [[Cannington (electoral district)|Cannington]]. He served as [[Speaker (politics)#Canada|Speaker]] of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
'''Daniel H. D'Autremont''' (born December 28, 1950) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] provincial [[politician]]. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]], representing the constituency of [[Cannington (electoral district)|Cannington]] and its predecessor '''Souris-Cannington''' from 1991 to 2020. He served as [[Speaker (politics)#Canada|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, Saskatchewan|Alida]].<ref name="quiring"/> 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.<ref name="quiring">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y746xOWGfcUC&pg=PA56 |title=Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present |pages=56–57 |last=Quiring |first=Brett |ISBN=0889771650 |year=2004 |publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center Press |accessdate=2012-09-06}}</ref>
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, Saskatchewan|Alida]].<ref name="quiring"/> 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.<ref name="quiring">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y746xOWGfcUC&pg=PA56 |title=Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present |pages=56–57 |last=Quiring |first=Brett |ISBN=0889771650 |year=2004 |publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center Press |access-date=2012-09-06}}</ref>


D'Autremont was first elected in 1991, and was one of the founding members of the [[Saskatchewan Party]].<ref name="quiring"/>
D'Autremont was first elected in 1991 as a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Progressive Conservative Party]], and was one of the eight founding members of the [[Saskatchewan Party]] in 1997.<ref name="quiring"/> With the retirement of [[Don Toth]] in 2016, D'Autremont became the longest serving member in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.


D'Autremont was elected as [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] on December 5, 2011, as the first order of business following the [[Saskatchewan general election, 2011|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/05/dan-dautremont-saskatchewan-speaker_n_1129574.html |newspaper=Huffington Post |title=Dan D'Autremont: Veteran MLA To Referee Saskatchewan Legislature As Speaker |date=December 5, 2011 |accessdate=2012-09-06}}</ref>
D'Autremont was elected as [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] on December 5, 2011, as the first order of business following the [[2011 Saskatchewan general election|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/05/dan-dautremont-saskatchewan-speaker_n_1129574.html |newspaper=Huffington Post |title=Dan D'Autremont: Veteran MLA To Referee Saskatchewan Legislature As Speaker |date=December 5, 2011 |access-date=2012-09-06}}</ref>


Following the [[Saskatchewan general election, 2016|2016 general election]], D'Autremont again stood for election as Speaker, but was defeated on the second ballot by [[Corey Tochor]].<ref>[http://leaderpost.com/news/politics/mlas-elect-new-speaker "MLAs elect new Speaker", ''Regina Leader-Post'', May 17, 2016.]</ref>
Following the [[2016 Saskatchewan general election|2016 general election]], D'Autremont again stood for election as Speaker, but was defeated on the second ballot by [[Corey Tochor]].<ref>[https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/mlas-elect-new-speaker "MLAs elect new Speaker", ''Regina Leader-Post'', May 17, 2016.]</ref>

D'Autremont announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020, but would remain a MLA until then.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ckom.com/syn/648/438495/sask-partys-dan-dautremont-announces-retirement/ |title=Sask. Party’s Dan D’Autremont announces retirement |work=CJME News |publisher=[[Rawlco Radio]] |date=2018-11-16 |access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref>


==Election results==
==Election results==


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{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,614 |77.75% |+6.87}}
{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,614 |77.75% |+6.87}}
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|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|Henry Friesen
|Henry Friesen
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{{Election box begin | title=[[Saskatchewan general election, 2003]]: Cannington}}
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{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,156 |70.88% |-4.00}}
{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,156 |70.88% |-4.00}}
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{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
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|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|Henry Friesen
|Henry Friesen
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{{Election box begin | title=[[Saskatchewan general election, 1999]]: Cannington}}
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{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,671 |74.88%}}
{{CANelec |SK |Saskatchewan |Dan D'Autremont |5,671 |74.88%}}
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{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|Glen Lawson
|Glen Lawson
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{{election box end}}


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{{Election box begin | title=[[1995 Saskatchewan general election]]: Cannington}}
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| style="width: 130px" |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
|Dan D'Autremont
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|align="right"|+1.20
|align="right"|+1.20
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|[[Saskatchewan Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|[[Saskatchewan Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|Don Lees
|Don Lees
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|align="right"|30.39%
|align="right"|30.39%
|align="right"|+3.33
|align="right"|+3.33
{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|[[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|NDP]]
|Gary Lake
|Gary Lake
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/dan%20d'autremont.htm |title=Dan D’Autremont |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan biography |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008180834/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/dan%20d%27autremont.htm |archivedate=2006-10-08 |deadurl=yes}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/dan%20d'autremont.htm |title=Dan D’Autremont |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008180834/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/dan%20d%27autremont.htm |archive-date=2006-10-08 |url-status=dead}}
* [http://www.dandautremont.ca/ Dan D'Autremont MLA Website]
* [http://www.dandautremont.ca/ Dan D'Autremont MLA Website]


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Latest revision as of 00:55, 26 September 2024

Dan D'Autremont
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Cannington
Souris-Cannington (1991-1995)
In office
October 21, 1991 – September 29, 2020
Preceded byEric Berntson
Succeeded byDaryl Harrison
Dean of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
April 4, 2016 – September 29, 2020
Preceded byDon Toth
Succeeded byBuckley Belanger
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
December 5, 2011 – May 17, 2016
PremierBrad Wall
Lieutenant GovernorGordon Barnhart
Vaughn Schofield
Preceded byDon Toth
Succeeded byCorey Tochor
Personal details
Born (1950-12-28) December 28, 1950 (age 73)
Redvers, Saskatchewan
Political partyProgressive Conservative → Saskatchewan Party
ResidenceAlida, Saskatchewan
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Occupationfarmer

Daniel H. D'Autremont (born December 28, 1950) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the constituency of Cannington and its predecessor Souris-Cannington from 1991 to 2020. 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 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was one of the eight founding members of the Saskatchewan Party in 1997.[1] With the retirement of Don Toth in 2016, D'Autremont became the longest serving member in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.

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

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2007 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington
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%
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington
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%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington
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%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Cannington
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Dan D'Autremont: Veteran MLA To Referee Saskatchewan Legislature As Speaker". Huffington Post. December 5, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  3. ^ "MLAs elect new Speaker", Regina Leader-Post, May 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sask. Party's Dan D'Autremont announces retirement". CJME News. Rawlco Radio. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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