Motion Amendment

Proposed Closure of Regional Electoral Offices - Amendment 1

Motion TitleProposed Closure of Regional Electoral Offices - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment TextDelete all after “calls” and insert ‘on the Executive to pursue the transfer of the functions of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, including appropriate funding, to ensure local accountability for the provision of electoral services.’.

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office17/06/2016

Date of Plenary Debate20/06/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Daithí McKay	MLA - North Antrim
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	MLA - East Londonderry
Ms Michaela Boyle	MLA - West Tyrone
Mr John O'Dowd	MLA - Upper Bann
Ms Michelle Gildernew	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Outcome/Voting

84 Members voted

35 Members voted AYE

49 Members voted NO

The Amendment Therefore Fell, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	NO
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	NO
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
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	NO
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	NO
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	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
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	NO
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	NO
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	NO
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	NO
Mr Phillip Logan	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	NO
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	NO
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Eamonn McCann	Other	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	NO
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Richie McPhillips	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Mullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Jenny Palmer	Unionist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Alastair Ross	Unionist	NO
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Catherine Seeley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	NO
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

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