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Dowey, Sharon

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Dowey, Sharon
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Dowey, Sharon

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party South Scotland

Politically, you're most like Findlay, Russell Con — similarity 85.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,177
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.4%
0.6% rebellion
Attendance
98.0%
24 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
392
756 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,834
484 chamber · 1,350 committee
Allowances claimed
£183,613
909 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·133 stage ·130 justice ·86 question ·79 time ·74 substance ·72 misuse ·72 prisons ·72 reform ·51 victims ·49 witnesses ·49 2026-27 ·48
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
392
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
391

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 0.0% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

fmel cmal offences court pirc body-worn hmp kilmarnock code ethics report criminal trauma-informed practice a77 refund guarantee restricted duties
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Feb 2024
  5. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  6. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  7. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  8. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Deputy Convener
    23 Jun 2021
  9. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    23 Jun 2021
  10. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  11. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    06 May 2021
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    This extremely important subject is more pressing than many of the things that we debate in Parliament, and I thank Pam Gosal for bringing it to the chamber.We…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    Ayr diving club has been in existence since 1964 and uses one of only four diving facilities in the whole of Scotland. It is the only one on the west coast, wi…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I note the minister’s response, but it will be of little reassurance to firefighters on the ground who are being asked to do more with less. Firefighters have …
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    The devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow once again demonstrated the extraordinary professionalism and bravery of Scotland’s firefighters. However, we h…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by the Fire Brigades Union that years of real-terms budget reductions have left the Sc…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Engagement costs £16,707 £9,857 +£6,850
Edinburgh accommodation £12,304 £7,365 +£4,939
Office costs £6,856 £4,419 +£2,437
MSP & staff travel £1,463 £1,949 −£486
Registered interests

28 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 26 May 2021
    On 20 September 2025, in my capacity as a member of the Cross Party Group on Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries, I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Ladbrokes Coral Group p…
  • Heritable property · 26 May 2021
    I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000.
  • Heritable property · 26 May 2021
    I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. [Amended interest 5 April 2023]
  • Heritable property · 26 May 2021
    I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. [Amended interest 5 April 2023]
  • Heritable property · 26 May 2021
    I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. [Amended interest 5 April 2023]
  • Overseas visits · 26 May 2021
    From 7 October to 13 October 2023 I visited Delhi, India, as part of a delegation of the Cross Party Group on India. The purpose of the visit was to engage with FinTech and Culture organisations and …
  • Overseas visits · 26 May 2021
    From 7 October to 13 October 2023 I visited Delhi, India, as part of a delegation of the Cross Party Group on India. The purpose of the visit was to engage with FinTech and Culture organisations and …
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 26 May 2021
    Until the election I was employed by William Morrison Supermarkets plc (a retailer of Kilwinning Road, Stevenston, KA20 3DE). I worked full time and received remuneration of between £45,001 and £50,0…
Career timeline

Party

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