 In a March 2008 by-election, Murray defeated her main competitor, Conservative candidate Deborah Meredith.Murray was re-elected in 2008 and 2011.Murray was the third-party critic for Small Business and Tourism, the Asia Pacific Gateway, and Western Economic Diversification for the Liberal Party's shadow cabinet, having previously served as the Liberal critic for Amateur Sport, leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and as the critic for Democratic Reform in 2008.