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♂ Rex Barnes
aliasRex Barnes
Record
2758 · 357

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 4 June 1959
Age 64 years + 10 months
First mandate 13 May 2002 → 21 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Rex Barnes (1959– )
© Photo 2002 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador (2005–2009)
Mun./Co. Council Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 1 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Al Hawkins  m 
⊖ R. Beaton Tulk  m 
 		 ⊕ Scott Simms  m 
 
Eligible: 55,260 Votes: 19,210 Participation: 34.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
13 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10826(F) — 30 Jun 2023 12:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 1/4 9,273 48.50% +721 Loser:
LIB
 8,552 44.73% R. Beaton Tulk
After his election:
2 Feb 2004 44
PC
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 1 month 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,952 Votes: 33,312 Participation: 46.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1045(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
CPC
 2/5 13,786 41.61% -2,184 Winner:
LIB
 15,970 48.20% Scott Simms
Eligible: 9,005 Votes: 4,920 Participation: 54.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
48		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 November 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7776(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
56
IND
 3/4 962 19.76% -1,645 Winner:
LIB
 2,607 53.55% Al Hawkins

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Rex Barnes, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Rex Barnes, député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rex Barnes		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 14:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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