Trevor Davey

Trevor Davey (5 July 1926 – 13 February 2012) was a member of parliament from Gisborne in the North Island of New Zealand who represented the Labour Party.

Biography

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).