Dave Kelly (politician)

David Joseph Kelly (born 1 July 1962) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia since 2013, representing the seat of Bassendean.

Kelly was born in Perth, and graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Kelly entered parliament at the 2013 state election, replacing the retiring member, Martin Whitely, in the safe Labor seat of Bassendean.

[2] A month after entering parliament, Kelly was included in the reconstituted shadow ministry led by Mark McGowan.

[4][5] On 27 February 2022 Kelly became the first Western Australian politician to acknowledge he had tested positive to COVID-19, making the announcement via Twitter.