Dexter Davies

Dexter Davies
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
In office 10 August 1998 – 21 May 2001
Preceded by	Eric Charlton
Constituency	Agricultural
Personal details
Born	Dexter Melvyn Davies (1951-04-10)10 April 1951 Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Died	17 March 2018(2018-03-17) (aged 66)
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Political party	National Party
Spouse	Effie South ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	Mia Davies
Education	Wesley College
Alma mater	Western Australian Institute of Technology
Occupation	Australian 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] 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

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