John Paul Murphy (born 31 May 1950), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Lowe, New South Wales. He was born in Dunedoo, New South Wales, and was a public servant before entering politics. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Dunedoo is a village in Coolah shire in the central northern part of the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ...

Murphy is considered a hard-working local member, who has fought hard on the issues of aircraft noise, an MRI licence for the local hospital at Concord, health and childcare. In the 2001 Federal Election the average swing against Labor was 2.26%. Murphy, however, suffered a minor swing of only 0.9%. He is also one of the most socially conservative members of the Labor Party opposing the RU486 and Stem Cell bills and spoke in support of the government's Marriage Act which defined a marriage between a man and a woman. Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ... Social conservatism is a belief in traditional morality and social mores and the desire to preserve these in present day society, often through civil law or regulation. ...

He is an outspoken critic of the Federal Government's cross-media ownership reforms and sale of Telstra. He is also well for his work to crack down on tax barristers who cheat the tax system. Telstra Corporation (ASX: TLS, NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications company under private ownership, holding a dominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services...

He is the Parliamentary Secretary to Labor Leader Kevin Rudd, however, supported Simon Crean and Mark Latham in the leadership ballots of 2003 and Kim Beazley in the 2006 leadership ballot. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), Australian politician, is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party, and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Simon Findlay Crean (born 26 February 1949) is an Australian politician. ... Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), a former Australian politician, was Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... For Kim Beazleys father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ...

Murphy is a popular Member of Parliament, liked both all sides of the political spectrum and has a very entertaining sense of humour which is noticeable in the many impromptu speeches he gives, usually in the time designated for Matters of Public Importance (the debate which immediately precedes Question Time. On one occasion he spoke three times in twenty minutes, engaging in a strong attack on the Federal Government's Cross Media Ownership legislation. He is well known for his constant use of the House of Representatives Notice Paper which he used to uncover systematic security problems in Sydney Airport. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A political spectrum is a way of comparing or visualizing different political positions. ... Question Time is a section of proceedings in the Parliaments of the United Kingdom and several other countries which use the Westminster system, including Australia and New Zealand, and in Canada, where it is called Question Period. ... Legislation (or statutory law) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted) by a legislature or other governing body. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ...

He is married to Adrianna Murphy and they live in Russell Lea. Russell Lea is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...