Motion

Clause 8 - Consideration Stage: Defamation Bill (NIA Bill 25/17-22)

Motion TitleClause 8 - Consideration Stage: Defamation Bill (NIA Bill 25/17-22)

Motion TextClause 8 - Consideration Stage: Defamation Bill (NIA Bill 25/17-22)

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office22/02/2022

Date Selected By Committee22/02/2022

Date of Plenary Debate02/03/2022

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Mike Nesbitt	MLA - Strangford

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Outcome/Voting

85 Members voted

31 Members voted AYE

54 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Negatived, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	NO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	NO
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	AYE
Ms Clare Bailey	Other	AYE
Mrs Rosemary Barton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr John Blair	Other	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Other	AYE
Miss Nicola Brogan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Unionist	NO
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	NO
Mr Robbie Butler	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	AYE
Mr Pat Catney	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alan Chambers	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Diane Dodds	Unionist	NO
Miss Jemma Dolan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Stephen Dunne	Unionist	NO
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	NO
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Deborah Erskine	Unionist	NO
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Nationalist	NO
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	NO
Mr Colm Gildernew	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	NO
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Harry Harvey	Unionist	NO
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	NO
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Ms Cara Hunter	Nationalist	AYE
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Ms Liz Kimmins	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Naomi Long	Other	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	Nationalist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Nichola Mallon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	NO
Mr Andrew Muir	Other	AYE
Miss Áine Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Conor Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	NO
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Ms Aisling Reilly	Nationalist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Ms Emma Rogan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Emma Sheerin	Nationalist	NO
Mr John Stewart	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	NO
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO

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