Dexter Melvyn Davies (10 April 1951 – 17 March 2018) was an Australian politician.
Davies was born in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, and was a farmer and consultant before entering politics. He also played Australian rules football at a high level, appearing in 14 games for in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) between the 1969 and 1971 WANFL seasons.Footballers in the House – Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2015. In 1998, Davies was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in a countback as a National Party member for Agricultural. He was defeated in 2001.
His daughter, Mia Davies, also became a member of parliament, and the first woman to lead the WA Nationals.
Davies died, aged 66, from lung cancer on 17 March 2018.
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