In 2011 Davies contested the then
Labor seat of Mulgoa in
Sydney's western suburbs. She was elected with a swing of 23.2 points, winning the seat with 62 per cent of the
two-party. Davies' Labor opponent was
Prue Car, now Deputy Premier of NSW.
Diane Beamer, who was the sitting Labor member, had retired from politics after holding the seat and its predecessor,
Badgerys Creek, for 16 years. In 2017 Davies was appointed the Minister for Mental Health, the Minister for Women and the Minister for Ageing in the Berejiklian government. In June 2018, Davies voted against a bill that would create "safe access zones" outside abortion clinics. She is an opponent of legal abortion and was one of two Liberal Party members who threatened to leave the government if amendments were not made on a 2019 bill to decriminalise abortion. Davies was re-elected at the
2019 state election, but was not reappointed to the
Second Berejiklian ministry. The 2020 redistribution undertaken for the
2023 New South Wales state election was finalised in 2021, where the district of
Mulgoa was effectively renamed
Badgerys Creek. While the Perrottet government was defeated at the election, Davies was comfortably elected to the new district.
Opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates In January 2022 she spoke at a ‘Prayer and pushback’ forum moderated by a former Hillsong Church pastor and featuring anti-vax speakers, where, contrary to policies of state and federal government, she spoke against
COVID-19 vaccinations for children. Davies spoke again at an ‘anti-vaccination rally’ in March 2022, where among other things she criticised the Perrottet government’s handling of vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.
Mark Davies Husband and Penrith City Councillor Mark Davies has nominated for preselection as the Liberal Party candidate for Lindsay. This sets up another showdown between the current Liberal MP,
Melissa McIntosh and Mr Davies after previously having challenged Ms McIntosh for the nomination for the May 2022 Federal Election. ==See also==