Terry Dowdall
Conservative · Simcoe—Grey, ON
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Biography
Terry Dowdall is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Simcoe—Grey in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He is a former mayor of Essa, Ontario. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1960encyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- businessperson, politicianencyclopedia
Electoral history
Simcoe—Grey
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialTerry Dowdall35,364Bren MunroRunner-up · Liberal29,455Difference 5,909 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Simcoe--Grey.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Simcoe—Grey
Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaTerry Dowdall36,249Bren MunroRunner-up · Liberal21,320Difference 14,929 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Simcoe--Grey.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
Simcoe—Grey
Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19encyclopediaTerry Dowdall32,812Lorne KenneyRunner-up · Liberal23,925Difference 8,887 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Simcoe--Grey.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
Education
Our sources do not list any education for this member.
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
467 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise once again to present another petition. Members are probably hearing this one over and over again. The petition is from the great people of Simcoe—Grey. The petitioners are opposed to the over-the-horizon radar system. They are opposed not th…Routine Proceedings — Petitions · 2026-09-24
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 5 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Agriculture
Defend supply management
The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management
Calls for full compensation plan for dairy farmers hit by trade deals and COVID, repeating support for the industry.
Can the minister tell us today when dairy farmers can expect to know the plan for the balance, and the compensation, of these future agreements?Source of that line
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Excerpts repeat criticism of the carbon tax as a tax grab that raises costs for farmers and others without adequate rebate.
Madam Speaker, a new report shows that the Liberal carbon tax will reduce farm incomes by 8% this year and 12% by 2022. No, the little rebate cheque will not cover the cost of this tax grab. One farmer told me that since the tax has been imposed, his increase has been $1,200 a month.Source of that line
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Excerpts state priority on ensuring armed forces get the right equipment and veterans get treatment they deserve, plus investment in suicide prevention.
As such, one of my top priorities will be ensuring that current armed forces members get the right equipment and that they and all of our veterans get the treatment they rightly deserve.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Excerpts repeat calls against the carbon tax as punitive and a tax grab, favoring exemptions and lower costs for farmers and families.
There is no exemption on the punitive carbon tax, which so many of them were calling for. Many local farmers have called my office frustrated with the Liberal carbon tax. I had a farmer tell me that the rebate is an absolute joke and it does not even come close to covering the additional cost.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Says soft-on-crime policies are not working and frustrate officers facing repeat offenders.
I often heard from many of the top brass and those first responders, the ones who were out there on the scene, that there was a huge frustration with what has been spoken about earlier, and that is the issue of repeat offenders. They become frustrated. Do we think that this has hurt the morale of a lot of our officers in our areas because they know that, a lot of the times, the soft-on-crime is not working?Source of that line
9 topics with no stored score
- EnergyNo position has been scored.
- FederalismNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
- TradeNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.