--- title: "David Davis: political ads and spending | Politics Computer" description: "What David Davis has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [Southern Metropolitan Region](https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region/southern-metropolitan) ![David Davis](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hon._David_Davis.JPG?width=320) Liberal Victorian Legislative Council # David Davis Member for Southern Metropolitan[Southern Metropolitan Region](https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region/southern-metropolitan), [Liberal](https://politics.computer/party/liberal) Shadow Minister for Arts and Creative Industries. Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Shadow Minister for Resources. About ## About David Davis David Davis is a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Metropolitan. He holds the shadow portfolios of Arts and Creative Industries, Energy and Emissions Reduction, and Resources. His ads focus on crime safety and infrastructure transport. First elected 15 May 1996 Born 8 April 1962, Millicent, South Australia Education Kingswood College (Box Hill); Phillip Institute of Technology; University of Melbourne Previous seat East Yarra Province, 1996 to 2006 Before parliament Worked as a chiropractor with private practice Previous ministry Minister for Health, 2010 to 2014 Summarised by AI from [David Davis, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/david-davis/) and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%5FDavis%5F%28Australian%5Fpolitician%29), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. Ads ## What David Davis spends on ads Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library. Spent on ads under $200 Ads seen 2 Running now 2 [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=1631818757031238) ## Biggest ads Ranked by what Meta says was spent on each design, across every copy of it. - [![The City of Boroondara crime rate has been up since Ben Carroll became Deputy Premier...](https://politics.computer/media/a8a7af1e7a660d151562620551c2a77653579449e000917cfb3bdf2d6b5c5e41?w=480) Under $100 spent Running since 7 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/a8a7af1e7a660d151562620551c2a77653579449e000917cfb3bdf2d6b5c5e41) - [![The Labor Government has ordered that the Protective Service Officers (PSOs) be stripped from 32 Southern Metropolitan stations. If you wo](https://politics.computer/media/5ecde0cd8557f24debed5f2014b723e0402b37dd4b05af8ed952c79d7dda2d1b?w=480) Under $100 spent Running since 1 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/5ecde0cd8557f24debed5f2014b723e0402b37dd4b05af8ed952c79d7dda2d1b) ## What the ads are about Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads. - Crime safety 2 ads - Infrastructure transport 1 ad Votes ## How David Davis voted Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Council since 7 February 2023, from Hansard. [All votes in the Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) **670** votes cast **92%** of 725 divisions held **0** votes against their party line 1. 24 September 2026 ### [Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/4) Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026 during committee stage; no official summary was provided, so the clause's content is not described. Voted yes Defeated 14 to 23 2. 24 September 2026 ### [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/3) Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs give no detail of what the clause would do. Voted yes Defeated 16 to 21 3. 24 September 2026 ### [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/2) Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs do not state what the clause contains. Voted yes Defeated 14 to 23 4. 23 September 2026 ### [Sex work regulation: motions](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-23/2) Voting yes supported a motion noting that a child cannot consent to commercial sexual exploitation and calling on the government to amend legislation to describe children as victims, make consent irrelevant, and create an offence for in-person sexual services where a child is present. Voted yes Defeated 17 to 22 5. 23 September 2026 ### [Production of documents](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-23/1) Voting yes supported a Council motion requiring the Leader of the Government to deliver outstanding documents to the Clerk by a set deadline, with a contempt finding to follow if not complied with. Voted yes Passed 24 to 15 6. 22 September 2026 ### [Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026: third reading](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-22/2) Voting yes supported the Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill. Voted no Passed 22 to 13 7. 10 September 2026 ### [Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: third reading](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-10/12) Voting yes supported the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill. Voted no Passed 22 to 15 8. 10 September 2026 ### [Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-10/11) Voting yes supported the clause being agreed to in committee on the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026, which is part of passing the bill's detailed wording. Voted no Passed 22 to 14 A member can miss a division for many reasons: illness, leave, ministerial duties, being in the chair or a pair arrangement. "Against their party" means at least three quarters of the rest of their party voted the other way; votes where any party split (usually free or conscience votes) don't count. Votes on procedure aren't listed. ## Other Liberal members of the Victorian Legislative Council [Liberal spending](https://politics.computer/party/liberal) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac48/contentassets/11960547b8f847e9a6a212b6c7efb8cd/member-photo/1801.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Ann-Marie Hermans** Liberal, South-Eastern Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac0f/contentassets/296f6f9201e44ad68bd864c6dbacaa0f/member-photo/1758.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Bev McArthur** Liberal, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Evan_Mulholland_February_2024_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Evan Mulholland** Liberal, Northern Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Georgie_Crozier_at_press_conference_in_Parliament_Gardens.jpg?width=96)**Georgie Crozier** Liberal, Southern Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/McCrackenjoe.jpg?width=96)**Joe McCracken** Liberal, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac3d/contentassets/26de710d7f694d9abfd7f7be9471aaa9/member-photo/1794.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Nick McGowan** Liberal, North-Eastern Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Heathphoto_b.jpg?width=96)**Renee Heath** Liberal, Eastern Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Welch_Richard_b.jpg?width=96)**Richard Welch** Liberal, North-Eastern Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Trung_Luu_and_Brad_Battin_February_2025.jpg?width=96)**Trung Luu** Liberal, Western Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aaf82/contentassets/4d57d094d76e4993b16a01a6d6f02637/member-photo/45.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Wendy Lovell** Liberal, Northern Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hon.%5FDavid%5FDavis.JPG). Party and seat checked against the Parliament of Victoria member list on 11 November 2026\. [Official profile](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/david-davis/) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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