Motion Amendment

End the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 1

Motion TitleEnd the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment TextLeave out all after ‘suffering from famine;’ and insert: ‘further notes that this crisis is man-made and results from restrictions on humanitarian access, obstruction by Israeli authorities, and diversion of aid by armed groups including Hamas; condemns the use of starvation, hostage-taking, indiscriminate attacks and the targeting of civilians as weapons of war; calls for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages, unhindered humanitarian aid under international oversight, and renewed international efforts towards a negotiated two-state solution.'

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office05/09/2025

Date of Plenary Debate09/09/2025

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Doug Beattie MC	MLA - Upper Bann
Mr John Stewart	MLA - East Antrim
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	MLA - South Antrim
Mr Jon Burrows	MLA - North Antrim

Outcome/Voting

75 Members voted

31 Members voted AYE

44 Members voted NO

The Amendment Therefore Fell, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Unionist	AYE
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Nationalist	NO
Ms Diana Armstrong	Unionist	AYE
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Other	NO
Mr Danny Baker	Nationalist	NO
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maurice Bradley	Unionist	AYE
Mr Phillip Brett	Unionist	AYE
Mr David Brooks	Unionist	AYE
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	Unionist	AYE
Mr Keith Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Unionist	AYE
Ms Joanne Bunting	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gerry Carroll	Other	NO
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	AYE
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	NO
Mrs Linda Dillon	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Diane Dodds	Unionist	AYE
Miss Jemma Dolan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Danny Donnelly	Other	NO
Mr Stephen Dunne	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Connie Egan	Other	NO
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Nationalist	NO
Ms Aoife Finnegan	Nationalist	NO
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Nationalist	NO
Ms Diane Forsythe	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	AYE
Mr Timothy Gaston	Unionist	AYE
Mr Colm Gildernew	Nationalist	NO
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Michelle Guy	Other	NO
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Harry Harvey	Unionist	AYE
Mr David Honeyford	Other	NO
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	AYE
Mr Declan Kearney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Ms Liz Kimmins	Nationalist	NO
Mr Brian Kingston	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gordon Lyons	Unionist	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Patsy McGlone	Nationalist	NO
Mr Colin McGrath	Nationalist	NO
Mr Philip McGuigan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	Nationalist	NO
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Nationalist	NO
Mr Andrew McMurray	Other	NO
Mr Justin McNulty	Nationalist	NO
Mr Peter McReynolds	Other	NO
Mr Peter Martin	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Cathy Mason	Nationalist	NO
Mr Nick Mathison	Other	NO
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Andrew Muir	Other	NO
Ms Sian Mulholland	Other	NO
Miss Áine Murphy	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Nationalist	NO
Ms Aisling Reilly	Nationalist	NO
Mr Alan Robinson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Emma Sheerin	Nationalist	NO
Mr John Stewart	Unionist	AYE
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Eóin Tennyson	Other	NO

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