Conversion Practices

Division held on 4 June 2024. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Carried
Debate: Conversion Practices

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Conversion Practices

That this Assembly deplores that harmful and damaging conversion practices are still legal in Northern Ireland; recognises that conversion practices can take many forms and can occur in a variety of settings; notes the findings from the May 2024 publication, A Study of Conversion Practices in Northern Ireland, by Professor Fidelma Ashe and Dr Danielle Mackle; reaffirms its support for a ban on conversion practices in all forms; and calls on the Minister for Communities to commit to bringing forward legislation on an effective ban on conversion practices before the end of the current Assembly mandate.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Matthew O'Toole

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes
Nationalist	24	0
Unionist	1	25
Other	16	0
Total	41	25

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 15 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr John Blair	Aye	Other
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: 0 Aye, 23 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Maurice Bradley	No	Unionist
Mr Phillip Brett	No	Unionist
Mr David Brooks	No	Unionist
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	No	Unionist
Mr Keith Buchanan	No	Unionist
Mr Tom Buchanan	No	Unionist
Mr Jonathan Buckley	No	Unionist
Ms Joanne Bunting	No	Unionist
Mrs Pam Cameron	No	Unionist
Mr Trevor Clarke	No	Unionist
Mrs Diane Dodds	No	Unionist
Mr Stephen Dunne	No	Unionist
Mrs Deborah Erskine	No	Unionist
Ms Diane Forsythe	No	Unionist
Mr Paul Frew	No	Unionist
Mr Paul Givan	No	Unionist
Mr Harry Harvey	No	Unionist
Mr William Irwin	No	Unionist
Mr Brian Kingston	No	Unionist
Mr Gordon Lyons	No	Unionist
Miss Michelle McIlveen	No	Unionist
Mr Gary Middleton	No	Unionist
Mr Alan Robinson	No	Unionist

Independent: 1 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Alex Easton	No	Unionist
Ms Claire Sugden	Aye	Unionist

People Before Profit Alliance: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Gerry Carroll	Aye	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: 4 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Daniel McCrossan	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

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