George Murphy (Canadian politician)
George Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's East | |
| In office October 27, 2011 – November 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Buckingham |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democrat (2010-2015) Liberal (2003-2010, 2018-present) |
| Residence(s) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | Taxi Driver |
George Murphy is a Canadian politician, who served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from the 2011-2015.[1] He represented the electoral district of St. John's East for the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.
Politics
Murphy first ran for election as a Liberal candidate in the district of St. John's East in the 2003 general election where he placed second with 14.56% of the vote.[2]
In November 2010 Murphy decided to leave the Liberal party and run for the NDP nomination in the Conception Bay East-Bell Island by-election.[3] Murphy placed second and received 26.14% of the vote.[4]
In the 2011 provincial general election Murphy ran as the NDP candidate in St. John's East. Murphy garnered 52.11% of the vote to win the seat.[5]
On June 22, 2015, Murphy announced he would not be reoffering in the 2015 election.[6] Part of Murphy's district of St. John's East had been redistricted with fellow NDP MHA Lorraine Michael's seat; Michael successfully ran in the new district. Murphy returned to his previous career as a taxi driver following the 2015 election.[7]
Murphy has been the spokesperson of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices since 2006.[8] Murphy distanced himself from the NDP after leaving office.[9]
In 2018, Murphy attended the NL Liberals Annual General Meeting in Gander and stated he now supports the Liberal party and Premier Ball.[10][11]
Murphy contested the 2019 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi but lost to NDP leader Alison Coffin.[12]
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alison Coffin | 2,699 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Murphy | 2,072 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Porter | 1,436 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | George Murphy | 2,766 | 52.11% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ed Buckingham | 2,175 | 40.98% | – | |
| Liberal | Michael Duffy | 367 | 6.91% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 2,638 | 66.28% | -5.51% | NDP | George Murphy | 1,043 | 26.20% | +15.96% | |
| Liberal | Joy Buckle | 299 | 7.51% | -10.46% | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 4,151 | 69.85 | – | NDP | Bruce Clarke | 864 | 14.54 | ||
| Liberal | George Murphy | 862 | 14.50 | |||||||
| Independent | Steve Durant | 66 | 1.11 | |||||||
References
- ^ "NDP Leader Lorraine Michael re-elected". CBC News, October 11, 2011.
- ^ "District Profile: St. John's East". CBC. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Liberal switches to NDP". CBC. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "December 2, 2010 By-Election Report: Conception Bay East - Bell Island" (PDF). Elections NL. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Electoral Districts: St. John's East". CBC. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "NDP's George Murphy says he will not seek re-election this fall". CBC. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Free ride with George: Former MHA returns to work at Jiffy Cabs
- ^ 'It's a bit of a kick in the pants': Gas price researcher predicts 4-cent spike
- ^ George Murphy's words, tone suggest he's done with the NDP
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- ^ "Official Results of the 2019 Provincial Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "PC David Brazil wins byelection". CBC. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2014.