Electoral district of Davidson
Davidson is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Jonathan O'Dea of the Liberal Party.
Located in Sydney's Northern Beaches region, it spills across portions of the Northern Beaches Council and Ku-ring-gai Council LGAs. It includes all of the namesake suburb of Davidson, as well as Belrose, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Lindfield, Roseville and Castle Cove. It also includes parts of Oxford Falls, Frenchs Forest, Forestville, Killara and Gordon.
Davidson includes portions of two of the most conservative areas of Sydney, and as such has been in the hands of the Liberals for its entire existence. While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, Davidson is especially hostile territory for Labor. The only times that Labor has even remotely threatened the Liberals' hold on the seat came during the two "Wranslides of 1978 and 1981–the only times that the Liberals have failed to win at least 60 percent of the two-party vote. However, even on those occasions, the Liberals still won enough primary votes to retain the seat outright. Since the 1990s, Labor has been lucky to get 30 percent of the two-party vote, and has even been pushed into third place on some occasions.Members for Davidson
