Tracy Davis


Tracy Ellen Davis is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2009 to 2017, representing the district of Aspley. She was Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disabilities in the 2012–15 Newman government. She currently serves on the Brisbane City Council as the Councillor for McDowall Ward.

Early life

Davis was born in Nambour, Queensland, but attended primary school at East Hills in New South Wales. She attended high school at Pine Rivers, and in 1982 and became a receptionist. She became a small business owner in 1995.

Politics

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.
She lost her seat to Labor candidate Bart Mellish at the 2017 election.
In 2019 Davis became Brisbane City Councillor for McDowall Ward to replace McDowall Ward Councillor Norm Wyndham. She successfully contested the McDowall Ward at the 2020 Queensland local government elections, winning 59.2% of the primary vote.