and took up a job with the Ministry of Education in Kaitaia, working in Māori education. Return to Parliament, 2014 Davis was re-selected as Labour's candidate in Te Tai Tokerau for the September 2014 general election. Shane Jones then resigned from Parliament months prior to the election, and Davis assumed his place in the House of Representatives on 23 May 2014, as he was by then the highest-ranking non-MP on Labour's 2011 party list. He became Labour's associate spokesperson for corrections. Second term, 2014–2017 Harawira's party formed a coalition with the Kim Dotcom-founded Internet Party for the 2014 election. This resulted in Davis getting endorsements from Winston Peters of New Zealand First party and the Prime Minister, John Key of the National Party. Even the candidate for the Māori Party, Te Hira Paenga, reminded voters of the importance of strategic voting. Davis won the seat, ousting Harawira and ending the representation of the Mana Party in Parliament. Davis became Labour's corrections spokesperson. In 2015, he criticised private prison provider Serco's management of inmates, alleging 'corruption' at the Mount Eden remand facility. Following an inquiry, Serco lost its contract to run the facility and Minister of Corrections Sam Lotu-Iiga was relieved of his post. Davis also criticized the Australian government for its incarceration of New Zealand expatriates facing deportation. Davis has also drawn attention to the disproportionately high number of Māori in the New Zealand prison system, with Māori comprising 50.9% of the prison population despite making up just 15% of New Zealand's population. On 1 August 2017, Davis was appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, serving under Jacinda Ardern. On 1 September 2017, Ardern corrected Davis after he publicly said that Labour would campaign on a capital gains tax policy during the 2020 general election rather than implementing it mid-term. On 19 September, Davis indicated that he was willing to sacrifice his position as Deputy Prime Minister in order for Labour to form a coalition government with either New Zealand First or the Green Party. Third term, 2017–2020 In the 2017 general election, Davis was re-elected in Te Tai Tokerau, defeating Mana Movement leader Harawira by 4,807 votes. He was appointed Minister for Māori Crown Relations (), Minister of Corrections, Minister of Tourism, and Associate Minister of Education in the Sixth Labour Government. As Minister of Corrections, Davis has stressed the need to address the high rates of incarceration