Sue Barnes
| Susan Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for London West | |
| In office 1993 election – 2008 election | |
| Preceded by | Tom Hockin |
| Succeeded by | Ed Holder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1952 Rabat, Malta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | John Barnes |
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | United |
Susan "Sue" Barnes, PC, MP (born September 8, 1952) is a Canadian politician. Barnes is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and was in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of London West from 1993 to 2008.
Born in Rabat, Malta, Barnes is a former practicing lawyer. 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
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | % | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
External links
- Sue Barnes webpage
- How'd They Vote?: Sue Barnes' voting history and quotes
- Sue Barnes – Parliament of Canada biography
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