Sharon Dowey | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
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| Born | 1969or1970(age 52–53) [1] Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Children | 3 |
Sharon Dowey (born 1969/1970) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region since May 2021. [2]
Dowey was born in Girvan and brought up in Maybole. She has lived and worked in Ayrshire all her life. [3]
Before her election to the Parliament, Dowey was a senior manager at the Morrisons supermarket chain, [4] where she had worked since she was 16. [3]
At the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Dowey stood in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, where she came second to Elena Whitham of the Scottish National Party (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. [5] She was subsequently elected on the South Scotland regional list. [2]
On 12 January 2022, Dowey called for Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the Westminster lockdown parties controversy along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs. [6]
Dowey is married to Martin, a former police officer and the current Conservative Group Leader on South Ayrshire Council. They have three children. [3]
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