Ken Davies (politician)

Kenneth Henry Davies (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian politician who represented the seats of Townsville and Mundingburra in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party.[1] First elected in 1989, he was the head of the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commission, and then was promoted to cabinet, in a junior ministerial role in Emergency Services and Consumer Affairs.[2] A close race in the 1995 state election resulted in him winning by just 16 votes. The result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns on 8 December 1995, and Davies, running as an Independent after being disendorsed by the ALP, lost in the subsequent by-election.

The Honourable
Ken Davies
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville
In office
2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992
Preceded byTony Burreket
Succeeded byGeoff Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mundingburra
In office
19 September 1992 – 8 December 1995
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byFrank Tanti
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Henry Davies

(1948-07-08) 8 July 1948
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
Other political
affiliations		Independent
OccupationAccountant

From 1998 to 2005 he served as general manager of the Kyogle Council in northern New South Wales. but was dismissed from the role after being criticised for living in Brisbane and commuting to Kyogle.[3]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Easton, Alex (22 October 2005). "Labour of hate still lingering: Decade-old spat returns to haunt ALP and Davies", Townsville Bulletin, p. 12.
  3. Cheadle, Barry (29 December 2005). "Kyogle Council sacks GM". Northern Star (Lismore). Retrieved 6 October 2009.


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