Motion

Abortion Legislation: Non-Fatal Disabilities

Abortion Legislation: Non-Fatal Disabilities
That this Assembly welcomes the important intervention of disability campaigner Heidi Crowter and rejects the imposition of abortion legislation which extends to all non-fatal disabilities, including Down's syndrome.
Private Members' Motion
26/05/2020
26/05/2020
02/06/2020
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86 Members voted

46 Members voted AYE

40 Members voted NO

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

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA NameDesignationVoted
Dr Steve Aiken OBE UnionistNO
Mr Andy Allen MBE UnionistAYE
Mr Jim Allister KC UnionistAYE
Ms Martina Anderson NationalistNO
Dr Caoimhe Archibald NationalistNO
Ms Kellie Armstrong OtherNO
Ms Clare Bailey OtherNO
Mrs Rosemary Barton UnionistAYE
Mr John Blair OtherNO
Mr Cathal Boylan NationalistNO
Mr Maurice Bradley UnionistAYE
Ms Paula Bradley UnionistAYE
Ms Sinéad Bradley NationalistAYE
Ms Paula Bradshaw OtherNO
Mr Keith Buchanan UnionistAYE
Mr Tom Buchanan UnionistAYE
Mr Jonathan Buckley UnionistAYE
Ms Joanne Bunting UnionistAYE
Mr Robbie Butler UnionistAYE
Mrs Pam Cameron UnionistAYE
Mr Gerry Carroll OtherNO
Mr Pat Catney NationalistAYE
Mr Alan Chambers UnionistAYE
Mr Trevor Clarke UnionistAYE
Mr Stewart Dickson OtherNO
Mrs Linda Dillon NationalistNO
Mrs Diane Dodds UnionistAYE
Miss Jemma Dolan NationalistNO
Mr Gordon Dunne UnionistAYE
Mr Mark Durkan NationalistAYE
Mr Alex Easton UnionistAYE
Mrs Sinéad Ennis NationalistNO
Miss Órlaithí Flynn NationalistNO
Mrs Arlene Foster UnionistAYE
Mr Paul Frew UnionistAYE
Mr Colm Gildernew NationalistNO
Mr Paul Givan UnionistAYE
Miss Deirdre Hargey NationalistNO
Mr Harry Harvey UnionistAYE
Mr David Hilditch UnionistAYE
Mr William Humphrey UnionistAYE
Ms Cara Hunter NationalistABSTAINED
Mr William Irwin UnionistAYE
Mr Declan Kearney NationalistNO
Ms Catherine Kelly NationalistNO
Mrs Dolores Kelly NationalistAYE
Mr Gerry Kelly NationalistNO
Ms Liz Kimmins NationalistNO
Mrs Naomi Long OtherNO
Mr Trevor Lunn OtherNO
Mr Seán Lynch NationalistNO
Mr Gordon Lyons UnionistAYE
Mr Chris Lyttle OtherAYE
Mr Declan McAleer NationalistNO
Mr Fra McCann NationalistNO
Mr Daniel McCrossan NationalistAYE
Mr Patsy McGlone NationalistAYE
Mr Colin McGrath NationalistAYE
Mr Philip McGuigan NationalistNO
Mr Maolíosa McHugh NationalistNO
Miss Michelle McIlveen UnionistAYE
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin NationalistNO
Mr Justin McNulty NationalistAYE
Ms Nichola Mallon NationalistAYE
Mr Gary Middleton UnionistAYE
Mr Andrew Muir OtherNO
Ms Karen Mullan NationalistNO
Mr Conor Murphy NationalistNO
Mr Mike Nesbitt UnionistAYE
Mr Robin Newton UnionistAYE
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín NationalistNO
Mr John O'Dowd NationalistNO
Ms Michelle O'Neill NationalistNO
Mr Matthew O'Toole NationalistNO
Mr Edwin Poots UnionistAYE
Mr George Robinson MBE UnionistAYE
Ms Emma Rogan NationalistNO
Mr Pat Sheehan NationalistNO
Ms Emma Sheerin NationalistNO
Mr Christopher Stalford UnionistAYE
Mr John Stewart UnionistAYE
Mr Mervyn Storey UnionistAYE
Ms Claire Sugden UnionistNO
Mr Robin Swann UnionistAYE
Mr Peter Weir UnionistAYE
Mr Jim Wells UnionistAYE
Miss Rachel Woods OtherNO

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