Shawn Murphy (politician)
Canadian politician (born 1951)
Shawn Murphy , PC KC Canadian politician.
Born in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Murphy attended the University of Prince Edward Island , and later the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law , graduating with a law degree in 1976. He returned to Prince Edward Island and joined a local law practice, working alongside future Premier Joe Ghiz . In 1997, he was made a Queen's Counsel . Murphy is married and has three adult children: Kevin, Paul, and Brian.
Murphy was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada , representing the riding of Charlottetown since the election of 2000. During the Martin government, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans with special emphasis on the Oceans Action Plan.
He was re-elected with nearly 50% of the vote in the 2004 federal election .
Despite rumours of his vulnerability in the 2006 federal election , Murphy was reelected with slightly more than 50% of the vote. With the Liberals now in opposition, Murphy became the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee . Murphy was re-elected in the 2008 federal election , again winning by a comfortable margin. He announced on October 13, 2010 that he would not be running in the next election .[ 1]
Electoral record
2004 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Shawn Murphy 9,175
49.36
+6.80
$59,677.46
Conservative Darren Peters
5,121
27.55
-7.80
$60,605.56
New Democratic Dody Crane 3,428
18.44
-2.91
$13,197.84
Green Will McFadden
760
4.09
–
$1,647.47
Christian Heritage Baird Judson
105
0.56
–
$2,837.13
Total valid votes/expense limit
18,589 100.0 – $61,440
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
133 0.71
Turnout
18,722 67.30
Eligible voters
27,820
Liberal notional hold
Swing
+7.30
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2006 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Shawn Murphy 9,586
50.16
+0.80
$60,442.09
Conservative Tom DeBlois
6,524
34.14
+6.59
$60,317.15
New Democratic Brian Pollard
2,126
11.12
-7.32
$5,251.38
Green David Daughton
586
3.07
-1.02
$780.62
Marijuana Andrew J. Chisholm
193
1.01
–
none listed
Christian Heritage Baird Judson
97
0.51
-0.05
$5,346.77
Total valid votes/expense limit
19,112 100.0 – $62,665
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
114 0.59 -0.12
Turnout
19,226 70.75 +3.45
Eligible voters
27,175
Liberal hold
Swing
-2.90
2008 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Shawn Murphy 8,893
50.06
-0.10
$66,093.14
Conservative Tom DeBlois
5,704
32.11
-2.03
$48,302.66
New Democratic Brian Pollard
2,187
12.31
+1.19
$4,744.42
Green Laura Bisaillon
858
4.83
+1.76
$1,257.27
Christian Heritage Baird Judson
124
0.70
+0.19
$8,750.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
17,776 100.0 – $67,455
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
137 0.77 +0.18
Turnout
17,913 66.14 -4.61
Eligible voters
27,083
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.96
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