Don Davies
MP
New Democratic Party critic for Health
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Leader
Member of Parliament
for Vancouver Kingsway
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byDavid Emerson
Personal details
Born (1963-01-16) January 16, 1963
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
ProfessionLawyer

Don Davies MP (born January 16, 1963) is a Canadian federal member of Parliament (MP) for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Vancouver Kingsway since his election in the 2008 federal election. After the 2019 election, Davies was re-appointed as the NDP critic for Health in the 43rd Parliament.

Life and career

Davies was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Alberta.[1] After gaining admission to the Alberta Bar, Davies was employed as a researcher at the Alberta Legislature and then executive assistant for policy and communications to Ray Martin, leader of the Official Opposition of Alberta from 1989 to 1991.[1]

Davies and his family moved to Vancouver in 1991. In 1992 he became the director of Legal Services for Teamsters Canada (Local 31), a position he held until his election to the House of Commons in 2008. In this capacity, Davies represented workers and the union at arbitration panels and before both provincial and federal labour tribunals.[1]

Davies also served on numerous public bodies to improve occupational health and safety and deliver more efficient regulatory systems in the transportation sector. He was chair of the Mount Pleasant Parent Advisory Council and serves as secretary-treasurer of the Meridian Cultural Society, providing public space for childcare, church and cultural events.[1]

Davies has been active with many community organizations, including Tools for Peace, Vancouver Co-op Radio, Lawyers for Social Responsibility, La Quena Cooperative, and the Dickens Community Group.[1] He has also been a local hockey coach, and enjoys playing the violin.

A long-time resident of the Kensington neighbourhood in the Vancouver Kingsway riding, Davies is married to Sheryl Palm, a speech language pathologist at Vancouver Children's Hospital. They have three children and a granddaughter.[1]

Federal politics

Davies was first elected during the 2008 federal election. He received 15,933 votes, winning the riding by almost 3,000 votes over his nearest competitor. Davies was re-elected in the 2011 election, receiving over 50 percent of the votes cast and winning by 10,300 votes over his nearest competitor. In 2015, he was re-elected for his third term, receiving 46 percent of the vote and leading his nearest competitor by over 8,000 votes. Davies was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, obtaining 49 percent of the vote, and leading his nearest competitor by over 11,000 votes. This makes him the longest-serving MP in the history of the Vancouver Kingsway riding and the first MP to ever win the riding four times.[2]

In the 40th Parliament, Davies served as NDP critic for Public Safety and National Security, vice-chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and deputy critic for Western Diversification. In the 41st Parliament, Davies served as Official Opposition critic for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, and vice-chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, and then as Official Opposition critic for International Trade, deputy critic for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, and vice-chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade.[1] A member of a number of parliamentary groups, he serves on the executives of the Canada–China, Canada–Philippines, and Canada–Europe Parliamentary Associations, and is a Canadian parliamentary delegate to the Council of Europe.[1]

In the 42nd Parliament, Davies introduced more private member's legislation than any other MP in Canada.[3] This legislation included bills to establish universal pharmacare, a national school nutrition program, and free tuition for students with diverse needs. In the 43rd Parliament, Davies was re-appointed to the Health portfolio. He serves on the Standing Committee on Health and was appointed to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. Davies maintained a stance against the extradition of Meng Wanzhou since her arrest in Vancouver in 2018, claiming political interference in the case by U.S. president Donald Trump.[4][5]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies20,99452.28+3.19$101,431.44
LiberalVirginia Bremner11,02227.45+4.37$47,586.74
ConservativeCarson Binda5,45613.59−6.35$7,752.14
GreenFarrukh Chishtie1,5753.92−2.14$295.30
People'sJeremy MacKenzie8682.16+1.19$2,013.80
CommunistKimball Cariou1750.44−0.22$0.00
Marxist–LeninistDonna Petersen680.17−0.04$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,15899.20–$108,601.94
Total rejected ballots 3240.80
Turnout 40,48254.07−4.6
Eligible voters 74,873
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies21,68049.09+3.35$96,884.11
LiberalTamara Taggart10,19423.08−4.73$96,618.31
ConservativeHelen Quan8,80419.94−1.08none listed
GreenLawrence Taylor2,6756.06+2.81none listed
People'sIan Torn4270.97–$3,869.88
CommunistKimball Cariou2920.66−0.32none listed
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson910.21+0.03$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,16399.00
Total rejected ballots 4461.00-0.03
Turnout 44,60958.67-4.65
Eligible voters 76,039
New Democratic hold Swing +4.04
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies20,76345.74−4.38–
LiberalSteven Kou12,62527.81+11.16–
ConservativeJojo Quimpo9,53821.01−7.09–
GreenCatherine Moore1,4763.25−0.52–
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu4681.03+0.44–
CommunistKimball Cariou4450.98+0.51–
Marxist–LeninistDonna Petersen810.18+0.01–
Total valid votes/Expense limit –100.00%   $203,203.67
Total rejected ballots 471––
Turnout 45,86764.41+6.31
Eligible voters 71,206
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies23,45750.08+14.88%–
ConservativeTrang Nguyen13,15728.09+.66%–
LiberalWendy Yuan7,79616.64−12.38%–
GreenLouise Boutin1,8603.97−2.73%–
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu2750.59−11.0%–
CommunistKimball Cariou2200.47−24.3%–
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson780.17−47.6%–
Total valid votes/Expense limit –100.00%
2008 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies15,93335.20%+1.7%$81,501
LiberalWendy Yuan13,16429.02%−14.4%$79,758
ConservativeSalomon Rayek12,41927.43%+8.64%$70,829
GreenDoug Warkentin3,0316.7%+3.87%$3,478
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu3090.68%+0.09%--
CommunistKimball Cariou2910.64%+0.29%$391
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson1490.33%+0.19%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,296100.00%$84,758
Total rejected ballots 328
Turnout 45,624

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About Don". Don Davies Vancouver Kingsway. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Kurucz, John (October 21, 2019). "NDP's Don Davies makes history as longest-serving MP for Vancouver-Kingsway". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Aiello, Rachel. "Meet NDP MP Don Davies, the MP with the most private members' bills introduced in the House and zero chance of passing one". www.hilltimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. ↑ Zimonjic, Peter; Kapelos, Vassy (December 21, 2018). "Jagmeet Singh rejects his own MP's call to halt extradition of Huawei executive to U.S." CBC News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Nuttall, Jeremy (January 20, 2020). "Meng Wanzhou extradition case tainted by U.S. political interests, says NDP MP at Chinese consulate event". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Confirmed candidates — Vancouver Kingsway". Elections Canada. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vancouver Kingsway, 30 September 2015
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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