Motion

Marriage Equality

Motion TitleMarriage Equality

Motion TextThat this Assembly welcomes the marriage equality referendum in the south of Ireland; notes that a growing number of parliaments across the world have embraced, and legislated for, marriage equality; respects the rights of the religious institutions to define, observe and practise marriage within their beliefs; and calls on the Executive to legislate for marriage equality for same sex couples so that all citizens will have the same legal entitlement to the protections, responsibilities, rights, obligations and benefits afforded by the legal institution of marriage.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office14/04/2015

Date Selected By Committee14/04/2015

Date of Plenary Debate27/04/2015

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Ms Caitríona Ruane	MLA - South Down
Mr Daithí McKay	MLA - North Antrim
Mr Chris Hazzard	MLA - South Down
Ms Megan Fearon	MLA - Newry and Armagh

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Outcome/Voting

96 Members voted, of which 47 voted AYE [49%]

37 Nationalists voted, of which 37 voted AYE [100%]

53 Unionists voted, of which 4 voted AYE [7.5%]

6 Others voted, of which 6 voted AYE [100%]

3 Members voted in both lobbies and are not included in these results

The Motion Was Negatived, Cross-Community Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	NO
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Dominic Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Mr Mickey Brady	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gregory Campbell	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mrs Judith Cochrane	Other	ABSTAINED
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	NO
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	NO
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Elliott	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Phil Flanagan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Mr Samuel Gardiner MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	NO
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	NO
Mr Danny Kinahan	Unionist	AYE
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	ABSTAINED
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John McCallister	Unionist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Kieran McCarthy	Other	ABSTAINED
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	NO
Ms Rosaleen McCorley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Basil McCrea	Unionist	AYE
Mr Ian McCrea	Unionist	NO
Dr Alasdair McDonnell	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Michael McGimpsey	Unionist	NO
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fearghal McKinney	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McNarry	Unionist	NO
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	NO
Mr Stephen Moutray	Unionist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr Pat Ramsey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Robinson	Unionist	NO
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Jimmy Spratt	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO
Mr Sammy Wilson	Unionist	NO

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