Dan Davies (politician)
Dan Davies | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Peace River North | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Pimm |
| Succeeded by | Jordan Kealy |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | BC United (until 2024) |
| Residence | Fort St. John, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University (B.Ed.) Gonzaga University |
| Profession | Teacher |
Dan Davies is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 to 2024. A member of the BC United Party, he represented the riding of Peace River North.[1] In Opposition, he served as the critic for Education and as the critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Davies was a Fort St. John city councillor. He has a master's degree in Leadership from Gonzaga University and a Bachelor of Education from Simon Fraser University. He was also an elementary school teacher at Duncan Cran and truck driver.[2]
In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he ran as an independent candidate but was unseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Jordan Kealy.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Peace River North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jordan Kealy | 11,213 | 74.36 | +40.06 | $33,050.72 | |||
| Independent | Dan Davies | 3,038 | 20.15 | -35.61 | $29,326.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Ian McMahon | 828 | 5.49 | -4.44 | $1,180.64 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 15,079 | 99.88 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.12 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 15,097 | 57.16 | +10.68 | |||||
| Registered voters | 26,413 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from BC United | Swing | +37.84[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
- ^ Swing against BC United incumbent Dan Davies, standing for re-election as an independent candidate.
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Peace River North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Davies | 6,746 | 55.76 | −10.51 | $32,293.82 | |||
| Conservative | Trevor Bolin | 4,150 | 34.30 | – | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Danielle Monroe | 1,202 | 9.94 | +3.37 | $739.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,098 | 99.29 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 86 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 12,184 | 46.48 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 26,216 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Peace River North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Davies | 9,707 | 66.27 | +7.33 | $53,883 | |||
| Independent | Bob Fedderly | 2,785 | 19.01 | – | $31,928 | |||
| New Democratic | Robert Dempsey | 962 | 6.57 | −3.27 | $1,739 | |||
| Independent | Rob Fraser | 917 | 6.27 | – | $25,354 | |||
| Independent | Jeff Richert | 275 | 1.88 | – | $1,064 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,646 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 65 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,711 | 56.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Dan Davies elected MLA in Peace River North". Alaska Highway News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Dan Davies - Today's BC Liberals
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Peace River North | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results" (PDF). Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.