Rex Barnes is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 politician

Politician

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Born in Grand Falls-Windsor

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador

Grand Falls-Windsor is a town of 13,558 people located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is the largest in the central region, the fifth largest in the province, and is home to the annual Exploits Valley Salmon Festival...

, Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 caucus in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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, representing the riding of Gander—Grand Falls

Gander—Grand Falls

Gander—Grand Falls was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2004....

. Elected in a by-election in 2002, he lost his seat in the 2004 election

Canadian federal election, 2004

The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...

 to Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate Scott Simms

Scott Simms

Scott Simms is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor.-Early life:...

, running as the member for Bonavista—Exploits.

Barnes has been a paramedic, and a volunteer worker. Barnes was the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 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

Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections, 2005

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador held municipal elections in its municipalities on September 27, 2005.Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province.-Conception Bay South:-Corner Brook:-Gander:...

 to September 2009.

In February 2011, he announced plans to challenge incumbent MHA Ray Hunter

Ray Hunter

Ray Hunter is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represents the district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly...

 for the Progressive Conservative party nomination in Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South for the 2011 provincial election

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

. Barnes lost the nomination receiving 327 votes to Hunter's 533.

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