Sue Barnes

Susan "Sue" 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.

For other people named Susan Barnes, see Susan Barnes (disambiguation).
The Honourable

Sue Barnes

PC
Member of Parliament
for London West
In office
January 17, 1994 – September 7, 2008
Preceded byTom Hockin
Succeeded byEd Holder
Personal details
Born (1952-09-08) September 8, 1952
Rabat, Malta
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)John Barnes
Children3
ResidenceLondon, Ontario
ProfessionLawyer

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
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeEd Holder2255639.09%
LiberalSue Barnes2043535.42%
New DemocraticPeter Ferguson840914.57%
GreenMonica Jarabek56019.71%
Progressive CanadianSteve Hunter4430.77%
Christian HeritageLeslie Bartley2530.44%
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout – %
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSue Barnes23,01937.9%
ConservativeAl Gretzky21,69035.7%
New DemocraticGina Barber13,05621.5%
GreenMonica Jarabek2,9004.8%
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Villamizer590.1%
Total valid votes 60,724
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSue Barnes25,061
ConservativeMike Menear17,335
New DemocraticGina Barber9,522
GreenRebecca Bromwich2,611
Progressive CanadianStan Winters511
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Villamizar67
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSue Barnes23,794
AllianceSalim Mansur10,162
Progressive ConservativeJeff Lang9,788
New DemocraticGeorge Goodlet3,596
GreenJeremy Price614
Canadian ActionStan Winters162
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Villamizar80
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSue Barnes24,710
Progressive ConservativeFrank Mazzilli10,958
ReformTerry Biggs8,839
New DemocraticSandra McNee5,291
Christian HeritageStan Winters515
GreenRachelle Small497
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Villamizar83
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSue Barnes31,084
Progressive ConservativeTom Hockin15,169
ReformTodd Christensen12,900
New DemocraticMargaret Hoff2,551
NationalMichael van Holst1,219
GreenHeidi Strasser401
Natural LawMark Hawkins381
Christian HeritageKen Devries308
Canada PartyTom Ha178
IndependentIvan W. Kasiurak111
AbolitionistJudith Foster33

References
  1. "Sue Barnes Maiden Speech" (PDF). PARLINFO. Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Susan Barnes". Members of Parliament. Liberal Party of Canada. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help) Alt URL


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