Shawn Murphy (politician)
| The Honourable Shawn Murphy | |
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| Member of Parliament for Charlottetown | |
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In office 2000–2011 | |
| Preceded by | George Proud |
| Succeeded by | Sean Casey |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts | |
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In office May 4, 2006 – September 29, 2010 | |
| Minister |
John Baird Vic Toews Stockwell Day |
| Preceded by | John G. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Joe Volpe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 27, 1951 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Yvette (Comeau) Murphy |
| Residence | Charlottetown |
| Profession | Attorney |
Shawn Murphy, PC, MP, QC (born July 27, 1951) is a 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 Canadian House of Commons, 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
| Canadian federal election, 2000: Hillsborough | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 8,277 | 41.81 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darren Peters | 6,039 | 30.50 | |||||
| New Democratic | Dody Crane | 4,328 | 21.86 | |||||
| Alliance | Gerry Stewart | 1,005 | 5.08 | |||||
| Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 92 | 0.46 | |||||
| Independent | Baird Judson | 58 | 0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,895 | 67.2% | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004: 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. | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006: 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2008: 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 | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Shawn Murphy leaving politics The Guardian. October 13, 2010
External links
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John G. Williams, Conservative |
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Joe Volpe, Liberal |
| Preceded by Paul Szabo, Liberal |
Chairman of the Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Unknown |