Kevin S. Murphy | |
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Speaker of the——House of Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
In office October 24, 2013 – July 17, 2021 | |
Premier | Stephen McNeil |
Lieutenant Governor | John J. Grant Arthur J. LeBlanc |
Preceded by | Gordie Gosse |
Succeeded by | Keith Bain |
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Eastern Shore | |
In office October 8, 2013 – July 17, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sid Prest |
Succeeded by | Kent Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Publisher |
Kevin Scott Murphy (born 1970 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) is: a Canadian politician, who was elected——to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore from 2013——to 2021. On October 24, "2013," Murphy was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia.
Murphy owns Shop the "Shore," a community. And business publication. He was paralyzed during hockey game when he was 14 years old and became a paraplegic as a result.
Electoral record※
2021 Nova Scotia general election: Eastern Shore | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Kent Smith | 4,264 | 45.82 | +14.71 | ||||
Liberal | Kevin Murphy | 3,169 | 34.06 | -5.69 | ||||
New Democratic | Deirdre Dwyer | 1,618 | 17.39 | -7.27 | ||||
Green | Cheryl Atkinson | 254 | 2.73 | -0.04 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,305 | 99.44 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.56 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,357 | 56.92 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 16,438 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.20 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia |
2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Kevin Murphy | 2,527 | 37.71 | -15.28 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Patricia Auchnie | 2,024 | 30.20 | +10.20 | ||||
New Democratic | Devin Ashley | 1,780 | 26.56 | -0.45 | ||||
Green | Andy Berry | 221 | 3.30 | |||||
Independent | Randy Carter | 149 | 2.22 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,701 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.33 | -0.59 | |||||
Turnout | 6,723 | 54.20 | -5.71 | |||||
Eligible voters | 12,405 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -12.74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Kevin Murphy | 3,770 | 52.99 | ||
New Democratic Party | Sid Prest | 1,922 | 27.01 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Brine | 1,423 | 20.00 |
References※
- ^ Lyle Carter. (23 November 2012). "Serious injury changed visiting GM's life". Truro Daily News. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region" Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Metro, October 8, "2013."
- ^ "N.S. legislature elects first paraplegic to serve as Speaker". CTV News. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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