Kevin Scott Murphy (born 1970 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia[1]) 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.[2] On October 24, 2013, Murphy was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia.[3]
Kevin S. Murphy | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Murphy owns Shop the Shore, a community and business publication. He was paralyzed during a hockey game when he was 14 years old and became a paraplegic as a result.[3]
Electoral record
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Eastern Shore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Murphy | 3,770 | 52.99 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Prest | 1,922 | 27.01 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Brine | 1,423 | 20.00 | ||