Tanya Davies
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Tanya Davies MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing Mulgoa
for the Liberal Party of Australia
since 2011
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and moved to Sydney, aged 17, initially living with her grandparents at Regents Park
for her university studies 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. Elected to Penrith City Council in 2008, Davies serves on Council with her husband, Mark Davies.
seat of Mulgoa in Sydney's western suburbs
. Davies was elected with a swing of 17.9 per cent and wining the seat with 62.0 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Davies' opponent was Prue Guillaume, representing Labor. Diane Beamer
who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced her retirement from politics after holding the seat for 12 years.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
representing Mulgoa
Electoral district of Mulgoa
Mulgoa is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Tanya Davies of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Mulgoa:-Election results:...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
since 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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Early years and background
Davies was born and raised in NewcastleNewcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
and moved to Sydney, aged 17, initially living with her grandparents at Regents Park
Regents Park, New South Wales
Alternate uses: Regents Park Regents Park is a western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Regents Park is located 22 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council.-History:The suburb took its name from a local...
for her university studies where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy from the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Davies worked as a physiotherapist in the public health system before working in higher education institutions such as the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and TAFE. Elected to Penrith City Council in 2008, Davies serves on Council with her husband, Mark Davies.
State politics
In 2011, Davies contested the normally safe LaborAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
seat of Mulgoa in Sydney's western suburbs
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
. Davies was elected with a swing of 17.9 per cent and wining the seat with 62.0 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Davies' opponent was Prue Guillaume, representing Labor. Diane Beamer
Diane Beamer
Diane Beamer is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1995–2011 representing the electorates of Badgerys Creek and Mulgoa for the Australian Labor Party.-Early life and background:Beamer joined Labor in 1975...
who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced her retirement from politics after holding the seat for 12 years.
External links
- Mrs Tanya DAVIES, BAppSc (Phty) MP. Parliament of New South Wales.