Danielle Barkhouse
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Danielle S. Barkhouse (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 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.
Electoral history
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Chester-St. Margaret's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Danielle Barkhouse | 4,806 | 58.21 | +18.15 | |
| Liberal | Laura Mulrooney | 2,160 | 26.16 | -11.45 | |
| New Democratic | Brendan Mosher | 1,290 | 15.63 | -1.57 | |
| Total | 8,256 | – | |||
| Total rejected / declined ballots | 62 | 2 | |||
| Turnout | 8,320 | 50.36 | |||
| Eligible voters | 16,521 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
| vte2021 Nova Scotia general election: Chester-St. Margaret's | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Danielle Barkhouse | 3,788 | 40.06 | +14.40 | $76,695.05 | |
| Liberal | Jacob Killawee | 3,556 | 37.61 | +2.38 | $67,872.46 | |
| New Democratic | Amy Reitsma | 1,626 | 17.20 | -17.23 | $50,011.78 | |
| Green | Jessica Alexander | 417 | 4.41 | -0.27 | $10,917.97 | |
| Atlantica | Steven Foster | 68 | 0.72 | – | $200.00 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,455 | 99.62 | -0.17 | $88,319.62 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.38 | +0.17 | |||
| Turnout | 9,491 | 62.48 | +4.88 | |||
| Eligible voters | 15,191 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.01 | ||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Affiliation | Danielle Barkhouse | 623 | 81.65% | ✓ |
| No Affiliation | Kerry Keddy | 140 | 18.35% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Affiliation | Danielle Barkhouse | 326 | 63.18% | ✓ |
| No Affiliation | Brenda Mulrooney | 190 | 36.82% |
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).