Dai Davies (politician)

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Dai Davies

In office
June 29, 2006 – present
Preceded by Peter Law
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born November 26, 1959
Constituency Blaenau Gwent
Majority 2,494 (9.7%)
Political party Independent

David Clifford Davies, some times known as Dai Davies, (born November 26, 1959) is the Independent MP for Blaenau Gwent. He was elected in a by election on June 29, 2006 following the death of independent MP Peter Law, for whom he had previously been campaign manager.

The election result was the first occasion an independent had held a seat occupied by a previous independent in a by-election since Sir C.V.F. Townshend held The Wrekin in 1920.

In the House of Commons, two other MPs have the same phonetic name as him, David Davies is a Welsh Conservative MP elected in 2005, and David Davis is an English Conservative MP, and runner-up in their latest leadership election.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Peter Law
Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent
2006 – present
Incumbent