Monty Davidson was a staff representative for the Textile Workers of America and a long-time union organizer.

[2] He was re-elected in 1977 defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Bill Barlow by 554 votes.

[5][6] During his time as an MPP, he sat in opposition under NDP leaders Stephen Lewis and Michael Cassidy.

He said, "It's a full-time job and I'm very fortunate that there were people looking out for me who were willing to give me this kind of work in an area that I'm familiar with.

[8] The NDP association in Cambridge established an annual award in his memory "to celebrate [his] life-long service to working people".