Wes Davoren

Background

Davoren was born in Campsie, New South Wales, and was educated at Sydney Technical High School.

Career

He was a Labor member for Lakemba in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1995. He was a senior production planner with the State Rail Authority and director of a co-operative building society and cr union before entering politics. He was president of the Punchbowl branch of the Australian Labor Party 1970-1984 and secretary of the Lakemba State Electoral Committee 1965-1984.

In 1984, the Labor member for Lakemba, Vince Durick, retired and Davoren was selected as his replacement.

Davoren retired in 1995, the seat going to Tony Stewart. Davoren died on 21 September 2010 at the age of 82.

Achievements

• He won the seat easily, but was only narrowly successful in 1988.