Motion Amendment

Marriage Equality at the Constitutional Convention - Amendment 1

Motion TitleMarriage Equality at the Constitutional Convention - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment Text‘states its support for the extension of civil marriage provisions in Northern Ireland to same sex couples, provided that robust legislative measures permit faith groups to define, articulate and practise religious marriage as they determine; and calls for respectful dialogue on this issue between all members of society.’

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office25/04/2013

Date of Plenary Debate29/04/2013

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr David Ford	MLA - South Antrim
Mr Stewart Dickson	MLA - East Antrim
Dr Stephen Farry	MLA - North Down
Mr Chris Lyttle	MLA - East Belfast

Outcome/Voting

97 Members voted

46 Members voted AYE

51 Members voted NO

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

The Amendment Therefore Fell, 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
Mr Dominic Bradley	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	NO
Mr Mickey Brady	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	NO
Mr Gregory Campbell	Unionist	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	NO
Mrs Judith Cochrane	Other	ABSTAINED
Mr Michael Copeland	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	NO
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	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
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Tom Elliott	Unionist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Phil Flanagan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	NO
Mr Paul Frew	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 Humphrey	Unionist	NO
Mr Ross Hussey	Unionist	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	NO
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	NO
Mr Danny Kinahan	Unionist	NO
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	NO
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John McCallister	Unionist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Kieran McCarthy	Other	ABSTAINED
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 Conall McDevitt	Nationalist	AYE
Dr Alasdair McDonnell	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Michael McGimpsey	Unionist	NO
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	NO
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	AYE
Mr David McNarry	Unionist	NO
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	NO
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	AYE
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	NO
Mr Stephen Moutray	Unionist	NO
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	NO
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín	Nationalist	AYE
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	AYE
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	NO
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	NO
Ms Sue Ramsey	Nationalist	AYE
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Robinson	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
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	NO
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	NO
Mr Jim Wells	Unionist	NO
Mr Sammy Wilson	Unionist	NO

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