Danielle Adams (politician)
Danielle Adams | |
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| Critic, Childcare; Housing; Disability; and Poverty Matters | |
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In office September 27, 2019 – December 9, 2021 |
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| Leader | Wab Kinew |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Thompson | |
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In office September 10, 2019 – December 9, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Kelly Bindle |
| Succeeded by | Eric Redhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1983 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Died |
(aged 38) near Ponton, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party of Manitoba |
| Children | 2 |
Danielle Adams (September 24, 1983 – December 9, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election. She represented the electoral district of Thompson as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Prior to her election to the provincial legislature, she worked as a constituency assistant to federal Member of Parliament Niki Ashton, who represents Churchill—Keewatinook Aski on behalf of the federal New Democratic Party.
On December 9, 2021, Adams died at the age of 38 in a motor vehicle crash while driving south to Winnipeg on Manitoba Highway 6 after her SUV collided with a northbound semi-truck, 50 kilometres south of Ponton, Manitoba.
Electoral record
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Thompson | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Danielle Adams | 2,686 | 54.55 | +16.1 | $13,643.39 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kelly Bindle | 1,757 | 35.68 | -4.8 | $37,215.90 | |||
| Green | Meagan Jemmett | 298 | 6.05 | $0.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Darla Contois | 183 | 3.72 | -17.2 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,924 | 99.58 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,945 | 37.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,267 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.5 | ||||||