Davison was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and attended Hamilton Collegiate Institute.\n', '

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, succeeding his father Norm Davison in Hamilton Centre. He was re-elected over Liberal candidate Sheila Copps by 14 votes in the 1977 election. A recount was ordered which confirmed the win for Davison. In 1981, Davison lost to Copps in a rematch.\n', '

Davison won a seat on the Hamilton, Ontario City Council in 1982. He returned to the provincial politics when he won a by-election on December 13, 1984 which was held to replace Copps who moved on to Federal politics. He defeated Liberal candidate Lily Munro by 100 votes. Munro requested a recount which confirmed Davison\'s win by a narrow margin of 55 votes. He never actually returned to sit in the legislature, however, as it was not convened before the writs were dropped five months later. In the 1985 election Davison lost to Oddie in a rematch by 384 votes.\n', '

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