Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
01 September 2021 - 21 March 2024
Deputy Chair
23 June 2021 - 08 February 2024
Deputy Convener
08 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
24 June 2021 - 01 September 2021
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Sharon Dowey. The date of their initial statement was 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 £50,000 a year. I handed in my notice on my election and am no longer employed by the company.
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 plc (a betting and gambling company of 5th Floor, The Zig Zag Building, 70 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6SQ). The value of the gift, which comprised a ticket and hospitality, was £375+vat. [Registered 23 September 2025]
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 senior politicians within the Indian government. The total costs of the visit, including flights, hotel accommodation, food and transport, amounted to £2,402.16 and were paid by Amit Shah, Director of Flight Path Travel (a tour and travel agency which sells, flights, hotels and tour packages; Office No. 1, Jubilee Business Centre, 211 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8AQ). [Registered 3 November 2023]
No registrable interests
I own a house in South Ayrshire with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. [Amended interest 5 April 2023]
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 28 January 2026
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I recently received a letter from Angela Constance, the justice secretary, in which she said two things: that the Scottish Government accepts the Supreme Court ruling and that the guidance for prisons “does not need to be changed…
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2026
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2026
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The serious organised crime task force has acknowledged that the scale of child sexual abuse and exploitation is hidden and underreported and that national monitoring is weak…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2026
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Chamber meeting date: 13 January 2026
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The Government has already disgracefully cut 1,000 police officers from Scotland’s streets. Police Scotland asked for £104 million simply to stand still and stop numbers falling further, yet the SNP budget delivers far less than that…
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Motion ref. S6M-20611.1
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Michelle Thomson, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 28 for, 83 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20549
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 26, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie, Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 90 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20527
Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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Motion ref. S6M-20334
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what factors have contributed to the reported increase in the number of prisoners subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction living in the community on licence in recent years."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales showing that business confidence in Scotland has fallen for the sixth consecutive quarter and is lower than the UK average."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the 8% increase in suspected drug deaths from January to September 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, as set out in its quarterly report, Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: July to September 2025."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it considers that any increases in NHS waiting times contributed to the 8% increase in suspected drug deaths from January to September 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, as set out in its quarterly report, Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: July to September 2025."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 8 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how it has been working with NHS boards to reduce A&E waiting times in order to meet the standard for 95% of all patients to be admitted, discharged or transferred within four hours of arrival, in light of recent Public Health Scotland statistics for the month ending 30 November 2025, which state that only 66.7%…
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 7 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 63,867 domestic abuse incidents reported to the police in 2023-24 involved a repeat offender, and, if there are no available statistics on this, for what reason this information is not recorded."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether issues relating to police officers being unable to retire due to pension buyback or pension scheme interaction issues were discussed at any governance, oversight or management group to which the Police Workforce, Diversity and Inquiry Sponsorship team reports during 2025."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether issues relating to police officers being unable to retire due to pension buyback or pension scheme interaction issues were discussed by officials within the Police Workforce, Diversity and Inquiry Sponsorship team during 2025."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any risks associated with police officers continuing in service after they would otherwise have been entitled to retire, as a result of unresolved pension issues."
Asked by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its ministers were advised during 2025 that some police officers were unable to retire, despite meeting age or service thresholds, due to pension scheme interaction issues."