# Brian Murphy (politician)

Brian Murphy, K.C. (born March 17, 1961) is a former mayor of Moncton from 1998 to 2004, and was the Liberal Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe from 2006 to 2011.
Murphy was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. His family has produced several politicians. Before being elected mayor, he served on city council from 1992 to 1998. Murphy was elected mayor in 1998, defeating the incumbent Leopold Belliveau, and was acclaimed for re-election in 2001. As mayor in 2002, he spearheaded the declaration of Moncton as Canada's first officially bilingual (English and French) city.
He did not contest the 2004 municipal election. He was first elected to parliament in the 2006 federal election where he succeeded Claudette Bradshaw.
In the leadership election called to replace Paul Martin as leader of the Liberal Party, he supported Bob Rae.
Murphy was re-elected in the 2008 federal election. In the 2011 election, he was defeated by Conservative Robert Goguen.

## Federal election results

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Robert Goguen | 17,408 | 35.73 | -0.10 | $80,064.71 |
| | Liberal | Brian Murphy | 15,247 | 31.29 | -7.84 | $73,135.32 |
| | New Democratic | Shawna Gagné | 14,053 | 28.84 | +12.58 | $4,680.44 |
| | Green | Steven Steeves | 2,016 | 4.14 | -4.65 | $6,300.16 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,724 | 100.0 | | $85,477.25 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 351 | 0.72 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,075 | 65.17 | +3.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,298 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.87 |
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vte2008 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brian Murphy | 17,797 | 39.13 | -8.58 | $73,263.48 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Allain | 16,297 | 35.83 | +5.72 | $76,634.27 |
| | New Democratic | Carl Bainbridge | 7,394 | 16.26 | -2.67 | $2,294.96 |
| | Green | Alison Ménard | 3,998 | 8.79 | +5.86 | $4,619.17 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,486 | 100.0 | | $82,313 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 286 | 0.51 | -0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,772 | 61.31 | -5.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,660 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.15 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brian Murphy | 22,918 | 47.71 | -11.58 | $58,854.77 |
| | Conservative | Charles Doucet | 14,464 | 30.11 | +6.63 | $73,054.40 |
| | New Democratic | David Hackett | 9,095 | 18.93 | +6.39 | $9,194.74 |
| | Green | Camille Labchuk | 1,409 | 2.93 | -1.76 | none listed |
| | Canadian Action | Ron Pomerleau | 150 | 0.31 | – | $694.45 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,036 | 100.0 | | $76,083 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 370 | 0.76 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,406 | 66.87 | +7.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,386 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.10 |