Danielle Barkhouse

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

+2020 Chester Municipal Election +2016 Chester Municipal Election

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).