John Murphy (Canadian politician, born 1937) explained

John Murphy
Birth Date:1937 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Residence:Canning
Riding:Annapolis Valley—Hants
Predecessor:Pat Nowlan
Successor:Scott Brison[1]
Term Start:October 25, 1993
Term End:June 2, 1997
Profession:Social Worker, Administrator
Party:Liberal

John Murphy (born 26 August 1937) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murphy became a Liberal party candidate for the Annapolis Valley—Hants electoral district in the 1988 federal election. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Pat Nowlan.

His second attempt for the riding succeeded in 1993 as he defeated incumbent Nowlan (now an independent) and new Progressive Conservative candidate Jim White.[2] In the 1997 federal election, Murphy would campaign in the riding now restructured as Kings—Hants, only to be defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Scott Brison.[3] Murphy has not attempted to return to Parliament since his term in the 35th Canadian Parliament.

Notes and References

  1. [Kings—Hants]
  2. Web site: Atlantic region hands Liberals near-clean sweep. The Chronicle Herald. 26 October 1993. 2014-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20011121074131/http://www.herald.ns.ca/fedelect97/archive/931026108.html. 21 November 2001 .
  3. Web site: Brison victorious for Tories in Kings-Hants. The Chronicle Herald. 3 June 1997. 2014-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20011130174850/http://www.herald.ns.ca/fedelect97/97archive/jun3/970603100.html. 30 November 2001 .