Northern Ireland Assembly Financial Assistance for Political Parties Scheme 2024

Division held on 4 June 2024. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Carried
Debate: Financial Assistance for Political Parties Scheme 2024

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Committee Motion): Northern Ireland Assembly Financial Assistance for Political Parties Scheme 2024

That, in accordance with section 2 of the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, this Assembly approves the revised scheme NIA 32/22-27 laid before the Assembly on 16 May 2024 for payments to political parties for the purpose of assisting Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly who are connected with such parties to perform their Assembly duties.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Trevor Clarke, Mrs Sinéad Ennis, Miss Nuala McAllister, Mr Colin McGrath

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes
Nationalist	25	0
Unionist	18	7
Other	14	1
Total	57	8

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 14 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Aye	Other
Mr Stewart Dickson	Aye	Other
Mr Danny Donnelly	Aye	Other
Ms Sorcha Eastwood	Aye	Other
Ms Connie Egan	Aye	Other
Mr David Honeyford	Aye	Other
Mrs Naomi Long	Aye	Other
Miss Nuala McAllister	Aye	Other
Mr Andrew McMurray	Aye	Other
Mr Peter McReynolds	Aye	Other
Mr Andrew Muir	Aye	Other
Ms Sian Mulholland	Aye	Other
Ms Kate Nicholl	Aye	Other
Mr Eóin Tennyson	Aye	Other

Democratic Unionist Party: 18 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Maurice Bradley	Aye	Unionist
Mr David Brooks	Aye	Unionist
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	Aye	Unionist
Mr Keith Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Tom Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Ms Joanne Bunting	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Pam Cameron	Aye	Unionist
Mr Trevor Clarke	Aye	Unionist
Mr Stephen Dunne	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Deborah Erskine	Aye	Unionist
Ms Diane Forsythe	Aye	Unionist
Mr Paul Frew	Aye	Unionist
Mr Paul Givan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Brian Kingston	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gordon Lyons	Aye	Unionist
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gary Middleton	Aye	Unionist
Mr Alan Robinson	Aye	Unionist

Independent: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Ms Claire Sugden	No	Unionist

People Before Profit Alliance: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Gerry Carroll	No	Other

Sinn Féin: 20 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Danny Baker	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Cathal Boylan	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Nicola Brogan	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Linda Dillon	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Gerry Kelly	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Liz Kimmins	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Declan McAleer	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Philip McGuigan	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Cathy Mason	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Áine Murphy	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín	Aye	Nationalist
Mr John O'Dowd	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Aisling Reilly	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pat Sheehan	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Emma Sheerin	Aye	Nationalist

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 5 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Daniel McCrossan	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Patsy McGlone	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Colin McGrath	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Matthew O'Toole	Aye	Nationalist

Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Jim Allister KC	No	Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 5 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	No	Unionist
Mr Doug Beattie MC	No	Unionist
Mr Robbie Butler	No	Unionist
Lord Elliott	No	Unionist
Mr Mike Nesbitt	No	Unionist

MLAs who did not vote are not listed. Download these votes (CSV)