David Anthony Edward Scaife was born on 16 December 1988 and is an Australian politician, who was elected as a Labor member for Cockburn in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2021 state election.
11 Facts About David Scaife
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David Scaife was born on 16 December 1988 in Subiaco, Western Australia to Roy Edward Walter Scaife, a public servant, and Catherine Mary Scaife.
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David Scaife went to Australind Primary School from 1993 to 2000, and Australind Senior High School from 2001 to 2005.
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David Scaife was one of 23 students in 2005 to achieve a perfect Tertiary Entrance Rank score of 99.95.
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David Scaife studied for a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Western Australia from 2006 to 2012, and a Master of Laws at University College London in 2019 and 2020.
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David Scaife joined the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union in 2008, making him part of the Labor Left faction.
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David Scaife worked in the office of Senator Louise Pratt from August 2008 to November 2012.
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David Scaife was president of WA Young Labor in 2012.
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David Scaife later contested the electoral district of Cockburn for Labor at the 2021 state election, after its incumbent Labor member Fran Logan retired.
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David Scaife was re-elected in the 2025 Western Australian state election.
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David Scaife grew up in regional Western Australia and is married to Ellie Whiteaker, the State Secretary of WA Labor.