Member of parliament In 2009, Davis defeated
Labor MP
Bonny Barry to win the seat of
Aspley for the
Liberal National Party. She had previously contested Aspley in
2006 as a
Liberal candidate, as well as
Everton in
2004. Davis was appointed the Shadow Minister for Public Transport following a Langbroek Cabinet shuffle in November 2010. In 2011 she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Child Safety.
Newman Ministry She served as Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities in the
Newman government. After the LNP defeat at the
2015 election remained on the front bench as Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services under
Lawrence Springborg, before moving to Shadow Education portfolio following
Tim Nicholls's successful challenge to Springborg. She lost her seat to Labor candidate
Bart Mellish at the
2017 election.
Brisbane City Council In 2019 Davis became Brisbane City Councillor for
McDowall Ward to replace Councillor Norm Wyndham. She successfully contested the Ward at the
2020 Queensland local government elections, winning 59.2% of the primary vote. The McDowall Ward comprises the suburbs of McDowall, Everton Park and parts of Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, Chermside West, Stafford and Stafford Heights. As of 2022, Davis is the Civic Cabinet Chair of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee and also previously served on the City Standards Committee. She is also a Lord Mayor's representative for multicultural communities. ==References==