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David Robert Layzell is an Australian politician who has served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for
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for the NSW Nationals since May 2021. Dave Layzell is a former construction manager. He lives in . Dave Layzell was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the
2021 Upper Hunter state by-election The 2021 Upper Hunter by-election was held on 22 May 2021 to elect the next Member of Parliament for the district of Upper Hunter in the Legislative Assembly. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of incumbent Nationals MP Mi ...
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Personal life

David Layzell is married to Rachel Layzell and the couple have four daughters - Emily, Mia, Ashley and Indie. Dave Layzell was raised in and
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by his mother, a nurse, and his father, a civil engineer. He was educated at The Armidale School and attained a Building degree from the University of New South Wales, while also being a member of the Kensington - Baxter Colleges.


Political career

David Layzell was preselected as the NSW National Party Candidate in the Upper Hunter By-Election following the resignation of former MP Michael Johnsen over sexual assault allegations. David won the By-Election on 22 May with a 2 candidate preferred 3% swing towards the NSW National Party, despite comments from Premier Gladys Berejiklian that "it would take more than a miracle for us to keep the seat". The By-Election also saw 7.46% and 10% first preference swings against the NSW Labor Party and NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers respectively. David Layzell was officially sworn in as a member of the 57th Parliament of NSW on Tuesday 8 June 2021, where he also asked his first question in question time to the Deputy Premier Hon. John Barilaro. David gave his first speech in parliament on Wednesday 9 June 2021.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Layzell, David Living people People from the Hunter Region National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian politicians