Edward Charles Barnett (3 December 1854 – 21 May 1922) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1905 to 1909, representing the seat of Albany.
His parents moved to Victoria when he was a small child, and after leaving school worked for a merchant firm in Kingower.
Barnett became president of the local chamber of commerce, and also served three terms on the Albany Municipal Council (1893 to 1899, 1901 to 1903, and 1904 to 1905).
[1] He entered parliament at the 1905 state election, defeating the sitting member, Charles Keyser.
Barnett was re-elected at the 1908 election with an increased majority, but resigned in August 1909 in order to take an extended business trip to England.