Motion

Absence of Executive Ministers (Revised Wording)

Absence of Executive Ministers (Revised Wording)
That this Assembly notes that the Minister for Social Development, the Minister for Regional Development, the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment have resigned and resumed office more than 20 times since 10 September 2015; believes that this practice of rolling resignations has had a significant and detrimental effect on the governance of Northern Ireland and on the public's faith in the political institutions; and further believes that engaging in this practice of rolling resignations amounts to a breach of the terms of the pledge of office.
Private Members' Motion
13/10/2015
13/10/2015
19/10/2015
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88 Members voted

54 Members voted AYE

34 Members voted NO

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

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA NameDesignationVoted
Mr Steven Agnew OtherAYE
Mr Jim Allister KC UnionistABSTAINED
Mr Sydney Anderson UnionistNO
Mr Roy Beggs UnionistAYE
Mr Jonathan Bell UnionistNO
Mr Dominic Bradley NationalistAYE
Ms Paula Bradley UnionistNO
Mr Tom Buchanan UnionistNO
Mr Joe Byrne NationalistAYE
Mrs Pam Cameron UnionistNO
Mr Gregory Campbell UnionistNO
Mr Trevor Clarke UnionistNO
Mr Adrian Cochrane-Watson UnionistAYE
Mr Jonathan Craig UnionistNO
Mr Leslie Cree MBE UnionistAYE
Mr John Dallat NationalistAYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson UnionistAYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA UnionistNO
Mr Gordon Dunne UnionistNO
Mr Mark Durkan NationalistAYE
Mr Alex Easton UnionistNO
Mr Colum Eastwood NationalistAYE
Mr Phil Flanagan NationalistAYE
Mr David Ford OtherAYE
Mr Paul Frew UnionistNO
Mr Samuel Gardiner MBE UnionistAYE
Mr Paul Girvan UnionistNO
Mr Paul Givan UnionistNO
Mr Simon Hamilton UnionistNO
Ms Claire Hanna NationalistAYE
Mr Chris Hazzard NationalistAYE
Mr David Hilditch UnionistNO
Mr William Humphrey UnionistNO
Mr William Irwin UnionistNO
Mrs Dolores Kelly NationalistAYE
Mr Gerry Kelly NationalistAYE
Mr Danny Kennedy UnionistAYE
Ms Anna Lo MBE OtherAYE
Mr Trevor Lunn OtherAYE
Mr Seán Lynch NationalistAYE
Mr Gordon Lyons UnionistNO
Mr Chris Lyttle OtherAYE
Mr Declan McAleer NationalistAYE
Mr John McCallister UnionistAYE
Mr Fra McCann NationalistAYE
Ms Jennifer McCann NationalistAYE
Mr Kieran McCarthy OtherAYE
Mr Raymond McCartney NationalistAYE
Mr Nelson McCausland UnionistNO
Ms Rosaleen McCorley NationalistAYE
Mr Basil McCrea UnionistAYE
Mr Ian McCrea UnionistNO
Mr Barry McElduff NationalistAYE
Ms Bronwyn McGahan NationalistAYE
Mr Michael McGimpsey UnionistAYE
Mr Patsy McGlone NationalistAYE
Mr David McIlveen UnionistNO
Miss Michelle McIlveen UnionistNO
Mr Daithí McKay NationalistAYE
Mr Fearghal McKinney NationalistAYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin NationalistAYE
Mr Oliver McMullan NationalistAYE
Mr Adrian McQuillan UnionistNO
Mr Alban Maginness NationalistAYE
Mr Alex Maskey NationalistAYE
Mr Gary Middleton UnionistNO
Mr Ian Milne NationalistAYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley UnionistNO
Mr Stephen Moutray UnionistNO
Mr Conor Murphy NationalistAYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt UnionistAYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín NationalistAYE
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín NationalistAYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir NationalistAYE
Mr John O'Dowd NationalistAYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill NationalistAYE
Mrs Sandra Overend UnionistAYE
Mrs Emma Pengelly UnionistNO
Mr Edwin Poots UnionistNO
Mr George Robinson MBE UnionistNO
Mr Seán Rogers NationalistAYE
Mr Alastair Ross UnionistNO
Ms Caitríona Ruane NationalistAYE
Mr Pat Sheehan NationalistAYE
Mr Neil Somerville UnionistAYE
Mr Mervyn Storey UnionistNO
Ms Claire Sugden UnionistAYE
Mr Peter Weir UnionistNO
Mr Jim Wells UnionistNO

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