John Barnes (Australian politician)

John Barnes
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office
6 January 1932  30 June 1935
Preceded byGeorge Pearce
Succeeded byJoe Collings
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
3 March 1931  6 January 1932
Preceded byJohn Daly
Succeeded byGeorge Pearce
Senator for Victoria
In office
1 July 1913  30 June 1920
In office
1 July 1923  30 June 1935
Personal details
Born(1868-07-17)17 July 1868
Hamilton, South Australia, Australia
Died31 January 1938(1938-01-31) (aged 69)
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse
Ellen Abbott
(m. 1898)
OccupationLabourer
Shearer
Miner

John Barnes (17 July 1868 – 31 January 1938) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Victoria from 1913 to 1920 and 1923 to 1935. He was his party's Senate leader from 1931 to 1935 and served as Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Scullin government from 1931 to 1932.