International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1

Division held on 12 May 2025. The Amendment Therefore Fell

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Amendment Therefore Fell
Debate: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘harm;’ and insert: ‘notes the recommendation of the LGBTQI+ Strategy Expert Panel; further notes the recent Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex; further believes that future policy development in Northern Ireland should respect this ruling; and calls on the Minister for Communities to continue the development of the Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation strategies as part of his Department's phased approach to the Executive's Social Inclusion strategies.’

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Maurice Bradley, Mr Brian Kingston

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes
Nationalist	0	30
Unionist	32	1
Other	0	17
Total	32	48

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 0 Aye, 16 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Ms Kellie Armstrong	No	Other
Mr John Blair	No	Other
Ms Paula Bradshaw	No	Other
Mr Stewart Dickson	No	Other
Mr Danny Donnelly	No	Other
Ms Connie Egan	No	Other
Mrs Michelle Guy	No	Other
Mr David Honeyford	No	Other
Miss Nuala McAllister	No	Other
Mr Andrew McMurray	No	Other
Mr Peter McReynolds	No	Other
Mr Nick Mathison	No	Other
Mr Andrew Muir	No	Other
Ms Sian Mulholland	No	Other
Ms Kate Nicholl	No	Other
Mr Eóin Tennyson	No	Other

Democratic Unionist Party: 25 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Maurice Bradley	Aye	Unionist
Mr Phillip Brett	Aye	Unionist
Mr David Brooks	Aye	Unionist
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	Aye	Unionist
Mr Keith Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Tom Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Aye	Unionist
Ms Joanne Bunting	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Pam Cameron	Aye	Unionist
Mr Trevor Clarke	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Diane Dodds	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 Harry Harvey	Aye	Unionist
Mr William Irwin	Aye	Unionist
Mr Brian Kingston	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gordon Lyons	Aye	Unionist
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Aye	Unionist
Mr Peter Martin	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gary Middleton	Aye	Unionist
Mr Alan Robinson	Aye	Unionist

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

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

Sinn Féin: 0 Aye, 22 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	No	Nationalist
Mr Cathal Boylan	No	Nationalist
Miss Nicola Brogan	No	Nationalist
Mr Pádraig Delargy	No	Nationalist
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	No	Nationalist
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	No	Nationalist
Ms Aoife Finnegan	No	Nationalist
Mr Colm Gildernew	No	Nationalist
Miss Deirdre Hargey	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan Kearney	No	Nationalist
Mr Gerry Kelly	No	Nationalist
Ms Liz Kimmins	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan McAleer	No	Nationalist
Mr Philip McGuigan	No	Nationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	No	Nationalist
Mrs Cathy Mason	No	Nationalist
Miss Áine Murphy	No	Nationalist
Mr John O'Dowd	No	Nationalist
Ms Michelle O'Neill	No	Nationalist
Ms Aisling Reilly	No	Nationalist
Mr Pat Sheehan	No	Nationalist
Ms Emma Sheerin	No	Nationalist

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 8 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Mark Durkan	No	Nationalist
Ms Cara Hunter	No	Nationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossan	No	Nationalist
Mr Patsy McGlone	No	Nationalist
Mr Colin McGrath	No	Nationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	No	Nationalist
Mr Justin McNulty	No	Nationalist
Mr Matthew O'Toole	No	Nationalist

Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Timothy Gaston	No	Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party: 6 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Aye	Unionist
Ms Diana Armstrong	Aye	Unionist
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Aye	Unionist
Mr Robbie Butler	Aye	Unionist
Mr Alan Chambers	Aye	Unionist
Mr John Stewart	Aye	Unionist

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