Rodney Murphy Explained

Rodney Murphy
Office:Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Term Start:22 May 1979
Term End:25 October 1993
Predecessor:Cecil Smith
Successor:Elijah Harper
Constituency:Churchill
Birth Date:1946 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Party:New Democratic Party
Profession:Teacher

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.