Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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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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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: 17 September 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "The numbers speak for themselves: we are not doing enough…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "I acknowledge that the bill contains some improvements, and I welcome the fact that the Government backed my amendments to toughen up non-harassment orders and allow for a review to notify victims when fiscal fines are issued…
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "My amendment 96 would give the victims commissioner the power to request information from local authorities and social housing providers for the purpose of determining the support that they are providing to victims and witnesses…
Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no."
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 10 September 2025
Sharon Dowey (South Scotland) (Con): "On that point about searches, you said that staff cannae do a search even if they are using a wand. I can understand the issue if it is a physical search and somebody is put their hands on to somebody else…
Find out how Sharon Dowey has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 45 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 28 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Sharon Dowey has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023."
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address any health challenges faced across NHS (a) Ayrshire and Arran, (b) Fife, (c) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (d) Lanarkshire, in light of the Healthy Life Expectancy 2021-2023 report, which highlights that the NHS boards have a healthy life expectancy below the national average of 60 years…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what the main causes are for the decrease in healthy life expectancy to a near 10-year low across Scotland between 2021 and 2023, according to the Public Health Scotland’s Healthy Life Expectancy 2021–2023 data."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what factors are considered when allocating investment for research on what are considered less survivable cancers, and whether any measures are in place to respond to any reported underfunding for such conditions."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address the projected increase in the prison population, which is expected to rise between 7,950 and 8,750 prisoners from July to December 2025, according to its Prison Population Projections: July 2025 report."
Answered by Angela Constance on 9 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the tenancy deposit schemes operating in Scotland."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Parliament Information Centre briefing, Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland, which was published on 24 June 2025 and states that "NHS Ayrshire and Arran have no functioning operational pathway for adult neurodevelopmental assessments", what consideration it has given to…
Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to colleges in relation to financial sustainability."
Answer expected on 18 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to colleges that are facing a material reduction in income following changes of policy in relation to the transfer of funds between revenue and capital departmental expenditure limit budgets."
Answer expected on 18 September 2025
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to colleges seeking to reduce costs or increase income in order to remain financially viable."
Answer expected on 18 September 2025