Rodney Murphy
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Canadian politician
Rodney Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| In office 22 May 1979 – 25 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Smith |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Harper |
| Constituency | Churchill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946年10月16日) 16 October 1946 (age 78) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Profession | Teacher |
Rodney Edward "Rod" Murphy (born 16 October 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a teacher by profession.
He represented the Manitoba riding of Churchill where he was first elected in the 1979 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 federal elections, therefore serving in the 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.
Murphy left federal politics after his defeat in the 1993 federal election to Elijah Harper of the Liberal Party.
He was the manager of Niki Ashton's successful campaign to become MP for Churchill in 2008.[1]
Electoral history
[edit ]| 1993 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Elijah Harper | 9,658 | 40.7 | +17.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Murphy | 8,751 | 36.9 | -19.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Knight | 2,438 | 10.3 | -10.3 | ||||
| Reform | Wally Daudrich | 2,275 | 9.6 | |||||
| National | Charles Settee | 590 | 2.5 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,712 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Murphy | 14,168 | 56.4 | +10.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Rodney Spence | 5,800 | 23.1 | +5.1 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nazir Ahmad | 5,164 | 20.5 | -13.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,132 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Murphy | 10,829 | 45.6 | +2.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harvey Hanson | 8,010 | 33.7 | +8.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Kennedy | 4,272 | 18.0 | -11.8 | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Kirkness | 377 | 1.6 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Ketih B.P. Muirhead | 281 | 1.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,769 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Churchill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Murphy | 10,319 | 43.3 | -8.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Alan Ross | 7,092 | 29.7 | +13.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cec Smith | 6,084 | 25.5 | -6.6 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Roland Campbell | 352 | 1.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,847 | 100.0 | ||||||
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| 1979 Canadian federal election: Churchill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Murphy | 12,544 | 51.7 | +21.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Smith | 7,802 | 32.1 | -8.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Kirkness | 3,936 | 16.2 | -10.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,282 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Ramsay, Heather (14 October 2008). "First Nations wary of Harper majority: Chief Phillip". The Hook (blog). The Tyee . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Whip of the New Democratic Party 5 September 1986 – 21 January 1990 |
Succeeded by |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Churchill 22 May 1979 – 25 October 1993 |
Succeeded by |
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