Danielle Adams (politician)
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.[1] She represented the electoral district of Thompson as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Danielle Adams | |
|---|---|
| Critic, Childcare; Housing; Disability; and Poverty Matters | |
| In office September 27, 2019 – December 9, 2021 | |
| Leader | Wab Kinew |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Thompson | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – December 9, 2021 | |
| 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 |
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.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
Electoral record
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Thompson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
References
- Bryce Hoye, "Meet the Rookies: Manitobans Elect 13 First-Time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- Ian Graham, "NDP's Danielle Adams Takes Thompson's Legislature Seat Back from Progressive Conservatives". Thompson Citizen, September 11, 2019.
- Peters, Skylar; Blunt, Marney (December 9, 2021). "Manitoba NDP MLA Danielle Adams dies in car accident". Global News. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- Unger, Danton (December 9, 2021). "Manitoba MLA dies after car crash in Thompson: NDP". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- NDP member of the Manitoba legislature Danielle Adams dies in car crash: NDP. Toronto Star, December 9, 2021.
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