Andrew Dowie

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1981)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Andrew Dowie

| image =File:Andrew Dowie.jpg

| caption = Andrew Dowie in 2024

| honorific-suffix = MPP

| parliament = Ontario Provincial

| term_start = June 2, 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Percy Hatfield

| successor =

| riding = Windsor—Tecumseh

| party = Progressive Conservative

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|04|23}}

| birth_place = Windsor, Ontario

| residence = Tecumseh, Ontario

| profession = Civil Engineer

| spouse = Mary Dowie

| children =

}}

Andrew Dowie {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|MPP}} is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Andrew Dowie turns Windsor-Tecumseh blue |url=https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2022/06/02/andrew-dowie-windsor-tecumseh-blue/ |website=Blackburn News |author=Mark Brown |language=en-US}} He is the first conservative MPP to represent the area in 93 years.{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Windsor-Tecumseh turns blue in provincial election for first time in 93 years |url=https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-tecumseh-turns-blue-in-provincial-election-for-first-time-in-93-years-1.5930749 |website=CTV News Windsor |language=en}}

Prior to his election, Dowie was best known in the community as being a town councillor in Tecumseh, Ontario.{{cite web | url=https://windsorite.ca/2022/06/conservative-andrew-dowie-elected-to-windsor-tecumseh/ | title=Conservative Andrew Dowie Elected to Windsor Tecumseh | windsoriteDOTca News - windsor ontario's neighbourhood newspaper windsoriteDOTca News }} He was first elected in 2014 and acclaimed in a redistributed ward in 2018. Dowie was also recognized as one of "40 Leaders Under 40" by Leadership Windsor-Essex in 2018 and inducted into the Professional Engineers Ontario Order of Honour in 2018.

From June 30, 2022 - March 28, 2024 Andrew Dowie was appointed and served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.

From March 28, 2024 - present, Andrew Dowie was appointed and serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Election results

{{2022 Ontario general election/Windsor—Tecumseh}}

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