14 Facts About Susan Davies

Susan Margaret Davies was born on 1954 and is an Australian former politician.

Susan Davies was born in Mirboo North, Victoria, to parents Richard Llewellyn and Jean Margaret Davies.

Susan Davies attended Leongatha High School and Watsonia High School in 1971, where she completed her Higher School Certificate.

Susan Davies received a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education in 1976 from La Trobe University.

Susan Davies subsequently became a secondary school teacher, and began farming in addition to this in 1989.

Susan Davies resigned from the Labor Party and contested the by-election as an independent.

The Liberal primary vote plunged by over 16 percent, allowing Susan Davies to emerge victorious by 159 votes.

Susan Davies retained her seat in the 1999 state election, and held the balance of power with two other rural Independents when a significant, mostly rural, and very anti-Coalition swing led to a hung parliament.

Susan Davies played a key role in developing the "Independents' Charter", which the three independents used as a basis for backing a minority government under Steve Bracks and the Labor Party.

Susan Davies served on the Public Accounts and Estimates committee during the following parliamentary term.

Susan Davies contested Bass, but was pushed into third place on the primary vote behind former Liberal MLC Ken Smith.

Susan Davies later rejoined the Labor Party and contested the 2004 federal election as the Labor candidate for the federal seat of La Trobe.

Susan Davies was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Jason Wood.

Susan Davies graduated from the AICD company director's course in 2003, and was a founding director on several organisations, including Bass Coast Community Foundation, Chairing Energy Innovation Co-operative Ltd and currently Country University Centre Bass Coast, as well as serving on other boards.