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Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1

Division held on 20 May 2025. The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
Debate
Illegal Immigration: Impact in Northern Ireland

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1

Leave out all after 'legal migration to the UK;’ and insert: ‘acknowledges that immigration can deliver many benefits including contributing to economic growth and addressing skills shortages; regrets the continued divisive rhetoric around immigration in UK politics, including from the UK Government; agrees that insufficient investment places greater pressure on the delivery of key public services; recognises that immigration policy should focus on integration and addressing the drivers of displacement; expresses concern that Northern Ireland remains without a refugee integration strategy; and calls on the First and deputy First Minister to publish a refugee integration strategy by September 2025.’

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Colin McGrath, Ms Sinéad McLaughlin, Mr Matthew O'Toole

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist2900
Unionist0270
Other1400
Total43270

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 13 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr John BlairAyeOther
Ms Paula BradshawAyeOther
Mr Stewart DicksonAyeOther
Mr Danny DonnellyAyeOther
Ms Connie EganAyeOther
Mr David HoneyfordAyeOther
Mr Andrew McMurrayAyeOther
Mr Peter McReynoldsAyeOther
Mr Nick MathisonAyeOther
Mr Andrew MuirAyeOther
Ms Sian MulhollandAyeOther
Ms Kate NichollAyeOther
Mr Eóin TennysonAyeOther
Democratic Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 19 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyNoUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettNoUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeNoUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyNoUnionist
Ms Joanne BuntingNoUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeNoUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneNoUnionist
Mrs Deborah ErskineNoUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheNoUnionist
Mr Paul FrewNoUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyNoUnionist
Mr William IrwinNoUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonNoUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsNoUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenNoUnionist
Mr Peter MartinNoUnionist
Mr Gary MiddletonNoUnionist
Mr Alan RobinsonNoUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollAyeOther
Sinn Féin: 22 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Caoimhe ArchibaldAyeNationalist
Mr Danny BakerAyeNationalist
Mr Cathal BoylanAyeNationalist
Mr Pádraig DelargyAyeNationalist
Mrs Linda DillonAyeNationalist
Miss Jemma DolanAyeNationalist
Mrs Sinéad EnnisAyeNationalist
Mrs Ciara FergusonAyeNationalist
Ms Aoife FinneganAyeNationalist
Miss Órlaithí FlynnAyeNationalist
Miss Deirdre HargeyAyeNationalist
Mr Declan KearneyAyeNationalist
Mr Gerry KellyAyeNationalist
Ms Liz KimminsAyeNationalist
Mr Declan McAleerAyeNationalist
Mr Philip McGuiganAyeNationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHughAyeNationalist
Mrs Cathy MasonAyeNationalist
Mr John O'DowdAyeNationalist
Ms Aisling ReillyAyeNationalist
Mr Pat SheehanAyeNationalist
Ms Emma SheerinAyeNationalist
Social Democratic and Labour Party: 7 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Mark DurkanAyeNationalist
Ms Cara HunterAyeNationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossanAyeNationalist
Mr Patsy McGloneAyeNationalist
Mr Colin McGrathAyeNationalist
Mr Justin McNultyAyeNationalist
Mr Matthew O'TooleAyeNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonNoUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 7 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Andy Allen MBENoUnionist
Mr Doug Beattie MCNoUnionist
Mr Robbie ButlerNoUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersNoUnionist
Mr Colin CrawfordNoUnionist
Mr Mike NesbittNoUnionist
Mr John StewartNoUnionist

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