Sharon Dowey (born 1969/1970) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a

Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; gd, Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; sco, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. Electoral system The ad ...

(MSP) for the

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region since

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Early life

Dowey was born in Girvan and brought up in Maybole. She has lived and worked in Ayrshire all her life. Before her election to the Parliament, Dowey was a senior manager at the Morrisons supermarket chain, where she had worked since she was 16.

Political career

At the

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. Dowey stood in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, where she came second to Elena Whitham of the

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(SNP). She achieved 30.6% of the vote, a +6.4% increase for the Scottish Conservative Party from the previous Scottish Parliament Election in 2016. She was subsequently elected on the

regional list. On 12 January 2022, Dowey called for Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the

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along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs. Dowey is a member of 15 Cross-Party Groups (CPGs) in the Scottish Parliament, and serves as Depute Convener of the CPG on Wood Panel Industry.

Personal life

Dowey is married to Martin, a former police officer and the current Leader of

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. They have three children.

References

External links

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South Ayrshire Conservatives: Sharon Dowey
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Maybole Conservative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 Female members of the Scottish Parliament 21st-century British women politicians {{MSP-stub