Motion

Human Rights Act 1998

Motion TitleHuman Rights Act 1998

Motion TextThat this Assembly recognises the vital importance that the Human Rights Act 1998 plays in the lives of citizens of the United Kingdom; further recognises the importance of this Act to the Good Friday Agreement and the devolution of policing and justice powers; and rejects any attempts by the Conservative Government to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office15/05/2015

Date Selected By Committee19/05/2015

Date of Plenary Debate01/06/2015

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Stewart Dickson	MLA - East Antrim
Mr Chris Lyttle	MLA - East Belfast
Ms Anna Lo MBE	MLA - South Belfast

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Outcome/Voting

84 Members voted

43 Members voted AYE

41 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority 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
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Mr Mickey Brady	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Joe Byrne	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gregory Campbell	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	NO
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr John Dallat	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Elliott	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	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 Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	NO
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Kieran McCarthy	Other	AYE
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
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Michael McGimpsey	Unionist	NO
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Karen McKevitt	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fearghal McKinney	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Mr Alban Maginness	Nationalist	AYE
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
Mr Robin Newton	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
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	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 Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

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