Davey was born in
Didsbury, Lancashire, England, in 1926, the son of H. W. Davey. He received his education at
Chorlton High School. Davey was a member of the
6th Airborne Division from 1946 to 1948. Davey served on the Gisborne City Council from 1971 to 1974 where he was a member of the council's works, library, town planning and airport committees. He represented the
Gisborne electorate in the
New Zealand House of Representatives from , when he beat the incumbent,
Esme Tombleson, the first woman who had represented Gisborne in Parliament. At the next election in , he was defeated by
National's
Bob Bell. He was awarded the
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for service to the community. Davey was a governor of both
Gisborne Boys' and
Gisborne Girls' High Schools. He was on the executive of the
New Zealand Red Cross (1972–1973). ==References==