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End the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 1

Division held on 9 September 2025. The Amendment Therefore Fell

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Amendment Therefore Fell
Debate
Gaza: Action to End Forced Starvation

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): End the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘suffering from famine;’ and insert: ‘further notes that this crisis is man-made and results from restrictions on humanitarian access, obstruction by Israeli authorities, and diversion of aid by armed groups including Hamas; condemns the use of starvation, hostage-taking, indiscriminate attacks and the targeting of civilians as weapons of war; calls for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages, unhindered humanitarian aid under international oversight, and renewed international efforts towards a negotiated two-state solution.'

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Tabled by: Dr Steve Aiken OBE, Mr Doug Beattie MC, Mr Jon Burrows, Mr John Stewart

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist0310
Unionist3100
Other0130
Total31440

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 0 Aye, 12 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Ms Kellie ArmstrongNoOther
Mr Stewart DicksonNoOther
Mr Danny DonnellyNoOther
Ms Connie EganNoOther
Mrs Michelle GuyNoOther
Mr David HoneyfordNoOther
Mr Andrew McMurrayNoOther
Mr Peter McReynoldsNoOther
Mr Nick MathisonNoOther
Mr Andrew MuirNoOther
Ms Sian MulhollandNoOther
Mr Eóin TennysonNoOther
Democratic Unionist Party: 23 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyAyeUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettAyeUnionist
Mr David BrooksAyeUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeAyeUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananAyeUnionist
Mr Tom BuchananAyeUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyAyeUnionist
Ms Joanne BuntingAyeUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeAyeUnionist
Mrs Diane DoddsAyeUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneAyeUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheAyeUnionist
Mr Paul FrewAyeUnionist
Mr Paul GivanAyeUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyAyeUnionist
Mr William IrwinAyeUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonAyeUnionist
Mrs Emma Little-PengellyAyeUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsAyeUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenAyeUnionist
Mr Peter MartinAyeUnionist
Mr Gary MiddletonAyeUnionist
Mr Alan RobinsonAyeUnionist
Independent: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Ms Claire SugdenAyeUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollNoOther
Sinn Féin: 0 Aye, 24 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Caoimhe ArchibaldNoNationalist
Mr Danny BakerNoNationalist
Mr Cathal BoylanNoNationalist
Mr Pádraig DelargyNoNationalist
Mrs Linda DillonNoNationalist
Miss Jemma DolanNoNationalist
Mrs Sinéad EnnisNoNationalist
Mrs Ciara FergusonNoNationalist
Ms Aoife FinneganNoNationalist
Miss Órlaithí FlynnNoNationalist
Mr Colm GildernewNoNationalist
Miss Deirdre HargeyNoNationalist
Mr Declan KearneyNoNationalist
Mr Gerry KellyNoNationalist
Ms Liz KimminsNoNationalist
Mr Declan McAleerNoNationalist
Mr Philip McGuiganNoNationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHughNoNationalist
Mrs Cathy MasonNoNationalist
Miss Áine MurphyNoNationalist
Ms Michelle O'NeillNoNationalist
Ms Aisling ReillyNoNationalist
Mr Pat SheehanNoNationalist
Ms Emma SheerinNoNationalist
Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 7 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Mark DurkanNoNationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossanNoNationalist
Mr Patsy McGloneNoNationalist
Mr Colin McGrathNoNationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlinNoNationalist
Mr Justin McNultyNoNationalist
Mr Matthew O'TooleNoNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonAyeUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 6 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Steve Aiken OBEAyeUnionist
Mr Andy Allen MBEAyeUnionist
Ms Diana ArmstrongAyeUnionist
Mr Doug Beattie MCAyeUnionist
Mr Mike NesbittAyeUnionist
Mr John StewartAyeUnionist

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