The Executive’s Approach to Hate - Amendment 1
Division held on 22 September 2025. The Amendment Therefore Fell
- Decision type
- Simple Majority
- Method
- Lobby Division
- Result
- The Amendment Therefore Fell
- Debate
- Hate: Executive Approach
Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate
The motion voted on
Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): The Executive’s Approach to Hate - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘Northern Ireland’ and insert: ‘notes the recent Executive commitment to working in partnership with the PSNI, civic leaders, community organisations and statutory bodies to ensure that our streets, neighbourhoods, and communities reflect the values of equality and respect; calls on the Minister of Justice to detail, and consult on, her plans to include a statutory aggravation offence model for hate crime in sentencing legislation due to be introduced during this Assembly mandate; and further calls on the Minister to provide additional resources to the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service, PSNI, and the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime programme.’
The motion has not been assessed yet.
Tabled by: Mr Trevor Clarke, Mr Paul Frew
Totals
| Designation | Ayes | Noes | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Unionist | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 46 | 0 |
How each MLA voted
| MLA | Vote | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Kellie Armstrong | No | Other |
| Mr John Blair | No | Other |
| Ms Paula Bradshaw | No | Other |
| Ms Connie Egan | No | Other |
| Mrs Michelle Guy | No | Other |
| Mr David Honeyford | No | Other |
| Mrs Naomi Long | 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 |
| MLA | Vote | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Maurice Bradley | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Phillip Brett | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr David Brooks | Aye | Unionist |
| Ms Cheryl Brownlee | 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 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 |
| MLA | Vote | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Caoimhe Archibald | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Danny Baker | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Cathal Boylan | No | Nationalist |
| Miss Nicola Brogan | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Pádraig Delargy | No | Nationalist |
| Mrs Linda Dillon | No | Nationalist |
| Miss Jemma Dolan | No | Nationalist |
| Mrs Sinéad Ennis | No | Nationalist |
| Mrs Ciara Ferguson | No | Nationalist |
| Ms Aoife Finnegan | No | Nationalist |
| Miss Órlaithí Flynn | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Colm Gildernew | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Declan Kearney | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Gerry Kelly | 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 |
| Ms Carál Ní Chuilín | No | Nationalist |
| Ms Michelle O'Neill | No | Nationalist |
| Ms Aisling Reilly | No | Nationalist |
| Mr Pat Sheehan | No | Nationalist |
| Ms Emma Sheerin | No | Nationalist |
| MLA | Vote | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Durkan | 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 |
| MLA | Vote | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Diana Armstrong | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Doug Beattie MC | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Jon Burrows | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Robbie Butler | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Alan Chambers | Aye | Unionist |
| Mr Mike Nesbitt | Aye | Unionist |
MLAs who did not vote are not listed. Download these votes (CSV)