[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.

Dowey stood in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, where she came second to Elena Whitham of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

[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 a member of 15 Cross-Party Groups (CPGs) in the Scottish Parliament, and serves as Depute Convener of the CPG on Wood Panel Industry.

[7] Dowey is married to Martin, a former police officer and the current Leader of South Ayrshire Council.