Ken Davies (politician)

Kenneth Henry "Ken" 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.

Ken Davies
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Townsville
In office 2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	Tony Burreket
Succeeded by	Geoff Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mundingburra
In office 19 September 1992 – 8 December 1995
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Frank Tanti
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Henry Davies (1948-07-08) 8 July 1948 Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Other political affiliations	Independent
Occupation	Accountant

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.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Tony Burreket	Member for Townsville 1989–1992	Succeeded by Geoff Smith
New seat	Member for Mundingburra 1989–1992	Succeeded by Frank Tanti