Sue Barnes
Sue Barnes | |
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Member of Parliament for London West | |
In office January 17, 1994 – September 7, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Tom Hockin |
Succeeded by | Ed Holder |
Personal details | |
Born | Rabat, Malta | September 8, 1952
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | John Barnes |
Children | 3 |
Residence | London, Ontario |
Profession | Lawyer |
Susan Barnes, PC (born September 8, 1952) is a Canadian former politician. Barnes represented the riding of London West from 1993 (following her election in 1993) until 2008 as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was the first Maltese-born Member of Parliament.[1] She is the longest-serving MP to represent the riding of London West and was also the first woman to be elected as a federal MP in London, Ontario.
Early life[]
Barnes was born in Rabat, Malta, and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1957.[1] She received bachelor's degrees in literature and law from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 and 1977, respectively.[2] She was admitted to The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1979 and practiced law full-time until 1993.[2]
Political career[]
She was the Official Opposition critic for the Minister of Justice, and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada with special emphasis on Judicial Transparency and Aboriginal Justice.
Electoral record[]
hide2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Ed Holder | 22556 | 39.09% | |||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 20435 | 35.42% | |||||
New Democratic | Peter Ferguson | 8409 | 14.57% | |||||
Green | Monica Jarabek | 5601 | 9.71% | |||||
Progressive Canadian | Steve Hunter | 443 | 0.77% | |||||
Christian Heritage | Leslie Bartley | 253 | 0.44% | |||||
Total valid votes | – | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
Turnout | – | % |
hide2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 23,019 | 37.9% | |||||
Conservative | Al Gretzky | 21,690 | 35.7% | |||||
New Democratic | Gina Barber | 13,056 | 21.5% | |||||
Green | Monica Jarabek | 2,900 | 4.8% | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Villamizer | 59 | 0.1% | |||||
Total valid votes | 60,724 |
hide2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 25,061 | ||||||
Conservative | Mike Menear | 17,335 | ||||||
New Democratic | Gina Barber | 9,522 | ||||||
Green | Rebecca Bromwich | 2,611 | ||||||
Progressive Canadian | Stan Winters | 511 | ||||||
Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Villamizar | 67 |
hide2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 23,794 | ||||||
Alliance | Salim Mansur | 10,162 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Lang | 9,788 | ||||||
New Democratic | George Goodlet | 3,596 | ||||||
Green | Jeremy Price | 614 | ||||||
Canadian Action | Stan Winters | 162 | ||||||
Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Villamizar | 80 |
hide1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 24,710 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Frank Mazzilli | 10,958 | ||||||
Reform | Terry Biggs | 8,839 | ||||||
New Democratic | Sandra McNee | 5,291 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | Stan Winters | 515 | ||||||
Green | Rachelle Small | 497 | ||||||
Marxist–Leninist | Margaret Villamizar | 83 |
hide1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Sue Barnes | 31,084 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Tom Hockin | 15,169 | ||||||
Reform | Todd Christensen | 12,900 | ||||||
New Democratic | Margaret Hoff | 2,551 | ||||||
National | Michael van Holst | 1,219 | ||||||
Green | Heidi Strasser | 401 | ||||||
Natural Law | Mark Hawkins | 381 | ||||||
Christian Heritage | Ken Devries | 308 | ||||||
Canada Party | Tom Ha | 178 | ||||||
Independent | Ivan W. Kasiurak | 111 | ||||||
Abolitionist | Judith Foster | 33 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sue Barnes Maiden Speech" (PDF). PARLINFO. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Susan Barnes". Members of Parliament. Liberal Party of Canada.
External links[]
- Official website (archived)
- How'd They Vote?: Sue Barnes' voting history and quotes
- Sue Barnes – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Canadian women lawyers
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Maltese emigrants to Canada
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- People from Rabat, Malta
- Politicians from London, Ontario
- Women in Ontario politics
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs