Danielle Barkhouse
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Danielle S. Barkhouse
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}}[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present] Nova Scotia Legislature
| birth_place = New Brunswick, Canada
| honorific-suffix = MLA
| office1 = Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
| term_start1 = September 5, 2024
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| predecessor1 = Karla MacFarlane
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| assembly2 = Nova Scotia House of
| constituency_AM2 = Chester-St. Margaret's
| term_start2 = August 17, 2021
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| predecessor2 = Hugh MacKay
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| party = Progressive Conservative
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| occupation = Politician
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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.Evan Taylor, [https://www.ckbw.ca/2021/08/18/pcs-claim-all-five-local-ridings/ "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.{{Cite web |url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/danielle-barkhouse |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Danielle Barkhouse |access-date=September 5, 2024 |website=Nova Scotia Legislature|language=en}}
Prior to her election to the legislature, Barkhouse was a municipal councillor in Chester.Cheyenne Nelson, [https://www.ckbw.ca/2021/08/16/82397/ "Meet The Candidate: Danielle Barkhouse"]. CKBW-FM, August 16, 2021.
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Electoral history
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Chester-St. Margarets}}
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Chester-St. Margaret's}}
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|+2020 Chester Municipal Election !Party !Candidate !Votes !Percent ! |
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|Danielle Barkhouse |623 |81.65% |✓ |
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|Kerry Keddy |140 |18.35% | |
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|+2016 Chester Municipal Election !Party !Candidate !Votes !Percent ! |
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|Danielle Barkhouse |326 |63.18% |✓ |
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|Brenda Mulrooney |190 |36.82% | |
References
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Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
Category:Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
Category:Nova Scotia municipal councillors
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly