Dan Davies is a Canadian politician 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
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jordan Kealy 10,997 74.40 +40.10
Independent Dan Davies 2,978 20.15 -35.61
New Democratic Ian McMahon 806 5.45 -4.48
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4]
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +37.86
2020 British Columbia general election: Peace River North
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[5][6]
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[7]

References

  1. ^ "Dan Davies elected MLA in Peace River North". Alaska Highway News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Dan Davies - Today's BC Liberals[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "BC election 2024 results: Peace River North | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779059/bc-election-2024-results-peace-river-north/
  5. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results" (PDF). Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.


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