Amendment 5 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27)

Division held on 4 November 2025. The Motion Was Negatived

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Negatived
Debate: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill: Consideration Stage

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Amendment 5 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27)

Amendment 5 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27)

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Timothy Gaston

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Nationalist	0	27	0
Unionist	23	9	0
Other	0	17	0
Total	23	53	0

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: 22 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 Jonathan Buckley	Aye	Unionist
Ms Joanne Bunting	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Pam Cameron	Aye	Unionist
Mr Trevor Clarke	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Diane Dodds	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

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

Sinn Féin: 0 Aye, 19 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Danny Baker	No	Nationalist
Mr Cathal Boylan	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
Miss Deirdre Hargey	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan Kearney	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan McAleer	No	Nationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	No	Nationalist
Mrs Cathy Mason	No	Nationalist
Miss Áine Murphy	No	Nationalist
Mr John O'Dowd	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: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Timothy Gaston	Aye	Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 9 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	No	Unionist
Mr Andy Allen MBE	No	Unionist
Ms Diana Armstrong	No	Unionist
Mr Doug Beattie MC	No	Unionist
Mr Jon Burrows	No	Unionist
Mr Robbie Butler	No	Unionist
Mr Alan Chambers	No	Unionist
Mr Mike Nesbitt	No	Unionist
Mr John Stewart	No	Unionist

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