Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3463
Fax: 020 7219 3819
paul.murphy.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
73 Upper Trosnant Street, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 8AU
Tel: 01495 750078
Fax: 01495 752584
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Wells 1979 general election. Member for Torfaen since 11 June 1987 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesman on:
Welsh Affairs 1988-94,
Northern Ireland 1994-95,
Foreign Affairs 1995,
Defence, Disarmament and Arms Control 1995-97;
Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Minister for Political Development) 1997-99;
Secretary of State for:
Wales 1999-2002,
Northern Ireland 2002-05;
Chairman, Intelligence and Security Committee 2005-08;
Secretary of State for Wales 2008-09
Party groups
Secretary, Torfaen Constituency Labour Party 1971-87;
Chair, Welsh Group of Labour MPs 1996-97
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Torfaen Borough Council:
Councillor 1973-87,
Chair, Finance Committee 1976-86
International bodies
Vice-chair, British-American Parliamentary Group 2004-05, 2007-09;
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly:
Co-chair 2006-07, 2009-10,
Vice-chair 2010-
Political interests
Local and regional government, wales, education, housing, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
France, Ireland, Northern Ireland
General Election 2010 - Torfaen
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Murphy, Paul |
Lab |
16847 |
44.7% |
| Burns, Jon |
Con |
7541 |
20.01% |
| Morgan, David |
Lib Dem |
6264 |
16.62% |
| ab Elis, Rhys |
PlC |
2005 |
5.32% |
| Noble, Jennie |
BNP |
1657 |
4.4% |
| Wildgust, Fred |
Ind |
1419 |
3.77% |
| Dunn, Gareth |
UKIP |
862 |
2.29% |
| Turner-Thomas, Richard |
Ind |
607 |
1.61% |
| Clarke, Owen |
Green |
438 |
1.16% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (8.16% from Lab to Con) |