Rodney Murphy

Rodney Murphy
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
22 May 1979 – 25 October 1993
Preceded byCecil Smith
Succeeded byElijah Harper
ConstituencyChurchill
Personal details
Born (1946-10-16) 16 October 1946 (age 78)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionTeacher

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.

Electoral history

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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

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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