Rex Barnes
Canadian politician
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::summary Canadian politician ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rex Barnes |
| constituency_MP | Gander—Grand Falls |
| parliament | Canadian |
| predecessor | George Baker |
| successor | District abolished, became Bonavista—Exploits |
| term_start | 2002 |
| term_end | 2004 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| party | Conservative |
| otherparty | Progressive Conservative |
| :: |
| honorific-prefix = | name = Rex Barnes | honorific-suffix = | image = | imagesize = | constituency_MP = Gander—Grand Falls | parliament = Canadian | predecessor = George Baker | successor = District abolished, became Bonavista—Exploits | term_start = 2002 | term_end = 2004 | birth_date = | birth_place = Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Conservative | otherparty = Progressive Conservative | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = Rex Barnes (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Gander—Grand Falls. Elected in a by-election in 2002, he lost his seat in the 2004 election to Liberal candidate Scott Simms, running as the member for Bonavista—Exploits.
Barnes has been a paramedic, and a volunteer worker. Barnes was the Progressive Conservative critic for Public Works and Government Services, and Transport. He served as a city councillor in Grand Falls-Windsor for 9 years.
Barnes served as mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor from September 2005 to September 2009.
In February 2011, he announced plans to challenge incumbent MHA Ray Hunter for the Progressive Conservative party nomination in Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South for the 2011 provincial election. Barnes lost the nomination receiving 327 votes to Hunter's 533.
Barnes ran as an independent candidate in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans in the 2015 provincial election. He finished in third place with 19.6% of the vote.
References
References
- (2004-05-14). "Liberals lose two 'safe' ridings in byelections". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
- (2002-05-14). "Voters send message to Liberals". The Globe and Mail.
- (2011-02-16). "Former Nfld. MP eyes provincial district". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (2011-06-23). "Hunter wins central Nfld. Tory nomination". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (2015-11-03). "Independent Rex Barnes running in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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