Motion

Values and Principles of the Good Friday Agreement

Motion TitleValues and Principles of the Good Friday Agreement

Motion TextThat this Assembly calls on the British and Irish Governments to convene all-party talks to identify how to affirm and promote the values and principles of the Good Friday Agreement, to address issues that have arisen in relation to Strands 1, 2 and 3 of the Agreement, to comprehensively and conclusively address all matters that have led to political instability and have been an impediment to reconciliation, and to further agree how to best protect the interests of the people.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office10/01/2017

Date Selected By Committee17/01/2017

Date of Plenary Debate23/01/2017

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Colum Eastwood	MLA - Foyle
Ms Nichola Mallon	MLA - North Belfast
Mr Colin McGrath	MLA - South Down
Mr Daniel McCrossan	MLA - West Tyrone

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Outcome/Voting

85 Members voted

54 Members voted AYE

31 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Steven Agnew	Other	AYE
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Roy Beggs	Unionist	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	NO
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Ms Michelle Gildernew	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Hanna	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	NO
Ms Carla Lockhart	Unionist	NO
Mr Phillip Logan	Unionist	NO
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	NO
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Harold McKee	Unionist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	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
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Jenny Palmer	Unionist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Ms Catherine Seeley	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip Smith	Unionist	AYE
Mr Christopher Stalford	Unionist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	19/01/2017	Leave out from ‘all-party’ to the second ‘Agreement’ and insert: ‘a constitutional convention including politicians and other citizens to review, reform and revitalise the Good Friday Agreement with a view to the future,’

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