Barry was selected by the Canberra Liberals as a candidate for Ginninderra for the 2024 election following a vacancy in the party's list in the electorate.
[2] She succeeded Elizabeth Kikkert, who was removed from the Liberals' ticket late in the election and subsequently instead nominated as a candidate of the Family First Party.
[3] In the ensuing spill of the Liberal leadership, Barry was reported by The Canberra Times as being "widely tipped" as a supporter of Elizabeth Lee continuing as opposition leader; ultimately, Leanne Castley defeated Lee for the leadership in a vote of 5–4.
[5] Barry emigrated from the United Kingdom to Australia in 2008 and has since resided in Canberra.
She studied law at the University of Canberra and is of Nigerian descent.