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Joanne Bernard
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Dartmouth North | |
| In office October 8, 2013 – May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor Zinck |
| Succeeded by | Susan Leblanc |
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| Political party | Liberal |
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Joanne Elizabeth Bernard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election.[1] A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North until her defeat in the 2017 election.[2]
On October 22, 2013 Bernard was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where she served as Minister of Community Services as well as Minister responsible for the Disabled Persons Commission Act.[3]
An out lesbian,[4] she was the first LGBT person elected to the provincial legislature in Nova Scotia.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,953 | 44.06 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Steve Estey | 2,020 | 30.14 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Séan G. Brownlow | 1,729 | 25.08 | ||
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