Dexter Davies

Dexter Davies
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
In office
10 August 1998 – 21 May 2001
Preceded byEric Charlton
ConstituencyAgricultural
Personal details
BornDexter Melvyn Davies
(1951-04-10)10 April 1951
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Died17 March 2018(2018-03-17) (aged 66)
Cause of deathLung cancer
PartyNational Party
Spouse
Effie South
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(m. 1972)​
ChildrenMia Davies
EducationWesley College
Alma materWestern Australian Institute of Technology
OccupationAustralian rules footballer

Dexter Melvyn Davies (10 April 1951 – 17 March 2018) was an Australian politician.

Davies was born in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, and was a farmer and consultant before entering politics. He also played Australian rules football at a high level, appearing in 14 games for East Fremantle in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between the 1969 and 1971 WANFL seasons.[1][2] In 1998, Davies was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in a countback as a National Party member for Agricultural. He was defeated in 2001.[3]

His daughter, Mia Davies, also became a member of parliament, and the first woman to lead the WA Nationals.

Davies died, aged 66, from lung cancer on 17 March 2018.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dexter Davies's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
  2. ↑ Footballers in the House – Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Hon. Dexter Melvyn Davies MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
  4. ↑ Bettles, Colin (20 March 2018). "Vale Dexter Davies a 'larger than life' rural and sports champion". The Land. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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