John Day (Australian politician)

John Day
John Day at the opening of Perth International Arts Festival 2010.
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Kalamunda
In office 6 September 2008 – 11 March 2017
Preceded by	new seat
Succeeded by	Matthew Hughes
Constituency	Kalamunda
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Darling Range
In office 6 February 1993 – 6 September 2008
Preceded by	Ian Thompson
Succeeded by	Tony Simpson
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-24) 24 December 1955 (age 61) Middle Swan, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Nikki
Education	BSc, BDSc
Profession	Dentist

John Howard Dadley Day (born 24 December 1955) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 2017.

Day was born on 24 December 1955 in Middle Swan, Western Australia. His father who survived the Second Battle of El Alamein died when Day was 17 years old.

Attending Guildford Grammar School Day later completed a degree, a Bachelor of Dental Science at the University of Western Australia then went on to work at the Perth Dental Hospital as well as other clinical situations including Canning Vale Prison. He later set up a private practice with his sister Elizabeth working in such places as Wundowie, Glen Forrest and Beverley.

Winning preselection for Darling Range following the retirement of sitting member Ian Thompson, Day won the seat in the 1993 state election. He has successfully held the seat in the 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections. In the 2001 state election, Day came very close to losing the seat after an 18.8% swing against him and only won by 137 votes by the time all votes were counted. Day fared much better in the 2005 election when he gained a 10.1% swing and held the seat by a margin of 3.1%.