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♂ Patrick W. Murphy
aliasPatrick W. Murphy
Record
45410 · 5760

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 3 2 5
Birth 6 June 1962
Age 61 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 May 2007 → 16 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 11 days ago (22 April 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Patrick W. Murphy (1962– ) 200x225
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Prince Edward Island — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 11 10 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Cletus J. Dunn  m 
 		 ⊕ Ernie Hudson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,399 Votes: 3,022 Participation: 88.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
63		 Prince Edward Island
28 May 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2325(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 1,487 49.48% +123 Loser:
PC
 1,364 45.39% Cletus J. Dunn

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,450 Votes: 2,867 Participation: 83.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
64		 Prince Edward Island
3 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 6536(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/4 1,604 56.18% +467 Loser:
PC
 1,137 39.82% David Gordon

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,439 Votes: 2,943 Participation: 85.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
65		 Prince Edward Island
4 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7179(F) — 20 Jul 2021 23:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 1,569 53.68% +403 Loser:
PC
 1,166 39.89% John Griffin

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,560 Votes: 2,897 Participation: 81.38% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
66		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 25961(F) — 13 Oct 2022 21:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/5 1,153 40.02% -159 Winner:
PC
 1,312 45.54% Ernie Hudson
Eligible: 3,625 Votes: 2,674 Participation: 73.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
67		 Prince Edward Island
3 April 2023
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 39003(F) — 21 Nov 2023 06:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
LIB
 2/4 896 33.66% -636 Winner:
PC
 1,532 57.55% Ernie Hudson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid [Eds.])
Murphy, Patrick "Pat" William		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Pat Murphy (Canadian politician)		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Pat Murphy (homme politique canadien)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 12:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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