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Donna Davis
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta

Incumbent

Assumed office
25 March 2023
Preceded byGeoff Lee
28th Lord Mayor of Parramatta
In office
10 January 2022 – 22 May 2023
DeputySameer Pandey
Preceded bySteven Issa
Succeeded bySameer Pandey
Councillor of the City of Parramatta
for Epping Ward
In office
9 September 2017 – 25 January 2024
Preceded byWard created
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Political partyLabor
SpouseMichael[1]
OccupationPolitician

Donna Frances Reeman Davis is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Parramatta since the 2023 New South Wales state election.[2] She previously served as the Lord Mayor of Parramatta between 2022 and 2023, and as a councillor for Epping Ward from 2017 until 2024.

Personal life[edit]

Davis has a degree in arts with honours and resides with her husband Michael in the Dundas Valley. She was Yates Avenue Public School P&C President, had been involved in establishing funding for regional indigenous communities in Tasmania and volunteered for the Cumberland Gang Show for seven years.[3]

Political career[edit]

Before her election Davis worked for a number of federal and state members of parliament and had held positions in the former Department of Employment, Education and Training.[3]

In 2017 Davis was elected to the City of Parramatta council following its amalgamation, representing Epping Ward. She was elected by councillors as its lord mayor on 10 January 2022, the third woman to hold the title.[4]

Davis is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was announced as the party's endorsed candidate for the New South Wales state seat of Parramatta for the 2023 New South Wales state election.[5][1] She defeated the Liberal candidate, Katie Mullens, with a large swing.[2]

Following her election to the parliament, Davis initially resisted pressure to resign from the lord mayoralty, surviving a notice of motion brought by councillor Lorraine Wearne requesting that she resign over her dual responsibilities.[6] Davis could have legally held both offices until the local government elections in 2024.[7] However, she resigned as lord mayor on 22 May 2023, and the then-Deputy Lord Mayor Sameer Pandey was elected by councillors to replace her.[8] Davis resigned from Council in 2024.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Donna Davis – Candidate for Parramatta". NSW Labor. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  • ^ a b "Parramatta (Key Seat) – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  • ^ a b "Contact the Lord Mayor". City of Parramatta. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  • ^ "Councillor Donna Davis elected new Lord Mayor of Parramatta | City of Parramatta". City of Parramatta. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  • ^ Murray, Duncan (4 January 2023). "Parramatta mayor to run for Labor". The Leader. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  • ^ Vella, Joanne (28 April 2023). "Plan to dump western Sydney mayor unsuccessful". The Daily Telegraph.
  • ^ Koziol, Michael (9 April 2023). "Bid to oust Labor lord mayor who won state seat at NSW election". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  • ^ Koziol, Michael (8 May 2023). "Deputy steps up after Parramatta lord mayor quits to take on MP role". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  • ^ Busby, Ellie (23 January 2024). "Donna Davis steps down from Council". Parra News. Western Sydney Publishing Group. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  • Civic offices
    Preceded by

    Steven Issa

    Lord Mayor of Parramatta
    2022–2023
    Succeeded by

    Sameer Pandey


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