Dan Davies (politician)

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{{Distinguish|Don Davies}}

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| name = Dan Davies

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| image = MLA Dan Davies - Peace River North.jpg

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| residence = Fort St. John, British Columbia

| assembly = British Columbia Legislative

| constituency_AM = Peace River North

| term_start = May 9, 2017

| term_end = September 21, 2024

| predecessor = Pat Pimm

| successor = Jordan Kealy

| party = BC United

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| profession = Teacher

| alma_mater = Simon Fraser University (B.Ed.)

Gonzaga University

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Dan Davies is a Canadian politician served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 to 2024. A member of the BC United Party, he represented the riding of Peace River North.{{Cite news |title=Dan Davies elected MLA in Peace River North |url=http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/regional-news/dan-davies-elected-mla-in-peace-river-north-1.19150516 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180816125814/https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/regional-news/dan-davies-elected-mla-in-peace-river-north-1.19150516 |archive-date=2018-08-16 |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=Alaska Highway News}} In Opposition, he served as the critic for Education and as the critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

Prior to his election to the legislature, Davies was a Fort St. John city councillor. He has a master's degree in Leadership from Gonzaga University and a Bachelor of Education from Simon Fraser University. He was also an elementary school teacher at Duncan Cran and truck driver.[https://www.bcliberals.com/candidate/dan-davies2017/ Dan Davies - Today's BC Liberals]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he ran as an independent candidate but was unseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Jordan Kealy.{{Cite web |title=BC election 2024 results: Peace River North {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10779059/bc-election-2024-results-peace-river-north/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}