Danielle S. Barkhouse (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 2021.Evan Taylor, "PCs Claim All Five Local Ridings". CKBW-FM, August 18, 2021. She represents the riding of Chester-St. Margaret's as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Currently, Barkhouse is the Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. She is a member of the Assembly Matters and Veterans Affairs Committees. She is also a member of the House of Assembly Management Commission.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Barkhouse was a municipal councillor in Chester.Cheyenne Nelson, "Meet The Candidate: Danielle Barkhouse". CKBW-FM, August 16, 2021.
Electoral history
+2020 Chester Municipal Election District 3PartyCandidateVotesPercentNo AffiliationDanielle Barkhouse62381.65%✓No AffiliationKerry Keddy14018.35% +2016 Chester Municipal Election District 3PartyCandidateVotesPercentNo AffiliationDanielle Barkhouse32663.18%✓No AffiliationBrenda Mulrooney19036.82%
As Speaker As Speaker of the House, Danielle Barkhouse has limited public access to the House of Assembly and indicated "an investigation is ongoing" to identify participants in a non-violent demonstration for a ban on entering Province House.
Controversies Danielle Barkhouse was caught on camera in 2022, during a vote, doing a middle finger gesture to MLA Brendan Maguire (who was then a Liberal MLA).
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