Burwyn Eric Davidson (21 July 1943 – 9 June 2012) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the

Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Co ...

from 1988 to 1996, representing

Chelsea Province Chelsea Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat throughout its existence, and was won by ...

. Davidson was born in

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, and attended Trinity Grammar School. He was a salesman and ministerial adviser before entering politics. He joined the Labor Party in 1973 and was heavily involved thereafter, serving as senior vice-president, as a member of the Administrative Committee and Public Office Selection Committee, and as the first full-time secretary of the party's right-wing Labor Unity faction from 1978 to 1988. He was elected to the Legislative Council at the 1988 state election, succeeding Labor MP

Mal Sandon Malcolm John (Mal) Sandon (born 16 September 1945) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1982 to 1988, representing Chelsea Province, and of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 19 ...

, who shifted to the Legislative Assembly, in Sandon's seat of Chelsea Province. He was promoted to shadow minister for roads and ports in 1992 upon Labor's loss of government, but was dumped in a reshuffle in December 1993. He also served on the Natural Resources and Environment Committee (1988-1992), Road Safety Committee (1992-1996), and Legislative Council Government Appointments Committee (1991-1992). He was defeated by Liberal candidate

Cameron Boardman Blair Cameron Boardman (born 10 December 1970) is the previous CEO of .au Domain Administration, is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2002, representing Chelsea Province. Bo ...

at the 1996 election. In retirement, he was an avid bluegrass musician.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Burwyn Eric 1943 births 2012 deaths People educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria People from Richmond, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne