SHAWN MURPHY

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The Honourable
Shawn Murphy
PC KC 	The Honourable
Shawn Murphy
PC KC
 	
Member of Parliament
for Charlottetown 	Member of Parliament
for Charlottetown
In office2000–2011 	In office2000–2011
Preceded by 	George Proud
Succeeded by 	Sean Casey
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Public Accounts	Chair of the Standing Committee on
Public Accounts
In officeMay 4, 2006 – September 29, 2010	In officeMay 4, 2006 – September 29, 2010
Minister 	John Baird
Vic Toews
Stockwell Day
Preceded by 	John G. Williams
Succeeded by 	Joe Volpe
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	July 27, 1951 (age 71)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party 	Liberal
Spouse 	Yvette (Comeau) Murphy
Residence 	Charlottetown
Profession 	Attorney
 	
Shawn Murphy, PC KC (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 House of Commons of Canada, 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.
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Party 	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 				
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Party 	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 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	18,589 	100.0   	– 	$61,440 		
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 	133 	0.71 	 	 		
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	18,722 	67.30 	 	 		
Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	27,820 	 	 	 		
 	Liberal notional hold 	Liberal notional hold 	Swing 	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.	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.	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.	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.	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.	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.	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.		
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Party 	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 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	19,112	100.0  	– 	$62,665 		
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	114 	0.59 	-0.12	 		
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	19,226	70.75 	+3.45	 		
Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	27,175	 	 	 		
 	Liberal hold 	Liberal hold 	Swing 	Swing 	-2.90	 		
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Party 	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 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	Total valid votes/expense limit 	17,776	100.0  	– 	$67,455 		
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots	137 	0.77 	+0.18	 		
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	17,913	66.14 	-4.61	 		
Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	Eligible voters 	27,083	 	 	 		
 	Liberal hold 	Liberal hold 	Swing 	Swing 	+0.96