Tanya Davies

Davies was born and raised in Newcastle and moved to Sydney aged 17, initially living with her grandparents at Regents Park for her university studies[5] where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy from the University of Sydney. Davies worked as a physiotherapist in the public health system before working in higher education institutions such as the University of Western Sydney and TAFE.[6] Elected to Penrith City Council in 2008, Davies served on Council until 2012.[7] Davies' husband, Mark Davies, also served on Penrith City Council and in 2012 was elected mayor of the City of Penrith. Davies has two children: the elder Laura and the younger Harry.[8]

In 2011 Davies contested the then Labor seat of Mulgoa in Sydney's western suburbs.[9] She was elected with a swing of 23.2 points, winning the seat with 62 per cent of the two-party.[10] Davies' Labor opponent was Prue Car, now Deputy Premier of NSW.[11] Diane Beamer, who was the sitting Labor member, had retired from politics after holding the seat and its predecessor, Badgerys Creek, for 16 years.

In 2017 Davies was appointed the Minister for Mental Health, the Minister for Women and the Minister for Ageing in the Berejiklian government. In June 2018, Davies voted against a bill that would create 150-metre (490 ft) "safe access zones" outside abortion clinics.[12] She is an opponent of legal abortion and was one of two Liberal Party members who threatened to leave the government if amendments were not made on a 2019 bill to decriminalise abortion.[13]

Davies was re-elected at the 2019 state election, but was not reappointed to the Second Berejiklian ministry.

The 2020 redistribution undertaken for the 2023 New South Wales state election was finalised in 2021, where the district of Mulgoa was effectively renamed Badgerys Creek.[14] While the Perrottet government was defeated at the election, Davies was comfortably elected to the new district.[15]

• First Berejiklian ministry