Establishing an EU Office in Belfast

Division held on 12 January 2026. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Motion Was Carried
Debate
EU Office in Belfast

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Establishing an EU Office in Belfast

That this Assembly notes the advantages dual market access affords to our businesses; further notes that the worst impacts of Brexit disruption have been mitigated by the Windsor Framework agreement; encourages the British Government and the European Union to work together to address existing challenges and technical issues cited by businesses navigating the new trade, investment and regulatory arrangements; and calls on the British Government and the European Union to finally agree to the establishment of an EU office in Belfast that would provide a channel for businesses to fully benefit from the advantages of dual market access.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Pádraig Delargy, Mrs Sinéad Ennis, Mrs Ciara Ferguson, Mr Declan Kearney

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist3300
Unionist0290
Other1401
Total47291

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 14 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Ms Kellie ArmstrongAyeOther
Ms Paula BradshawAyeOther
Mr Stewart DicksonAyeOther
Mr Danny DonnellyAyeOther
Ms Connie EganAyeOther
Mrs Michelle GuyAyeOther
Mr David HoneyfordAyeOther
Miss Nuala McAllisterAyeOther
Mr Andrew McMurrayAyeOther
Mr Peter McReynoldsAyeOther
Mr Nick MathisonAyeOther
Mr Andrew MuirAyeOther
Ms Kate NichollAyeOther
Mr Eóin TennysonAyeOther
Democratic Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 23 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyNoUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettNoUnionist
Mr David BrooksNoUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeNoUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Tom BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyNoUnionist
Ms Joanne BuntingNoUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeNoUnionist
Mrs Diane DoddsNoUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneNoUnionist
Mrs Deborah ErskineNoUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheNoUnionist
Mr Paul FrewNoUnionist
Mr Paul GivanNoUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyNoUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonNoUnionist
Mrs Emma Little-PengellyNoUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsNoUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenNoUnionist
Mr Peter MartinNoUnionist
Mr Alan RobinsonNoUnionist
Mr Gareth WilsonNoUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 0 Aye, 0 No, 1 other
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollAbstainedOther
Sinn Féin: 26 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Danny BakerAyeNationalist
Mr Cathal BoylanAyeNationalist
Miss Nicola BroganAyeNationalist
Mr Pádraig DelargyAyeNationalist
Mrs Linda DillonAyeNationalist
Miss Jemma DolanAyeNationalist
Mrs Sinéad EnnisAyeNationalist
Mrs Ciara FergusonAyeNationalist
Ms Aoife FinneganAyeNationalist
Miss Órlaithí FlynnAyeNationalist
Mr Colm GildernewAyeNationalist
Miss Deirdre HargeyAyeNationalist
Mr Declan KearneyAyeNationalist
Mr Gerry KellyAyeNationalist
Ms Liz KimminsAyeNationalist
Mr Declan McAleerAyeNationalist
Mr Philip McGuiganAyeNationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHughAyeNationalist
Mrs Cathy MasonAyeNationalist
Miss Áine MurphyAyeNationalist
Ms Carál Ní ChuilínAyeNationalist
Mr John O'DowdAyeNationalist
Ms Michelle O'NeillAyeNationalist
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
Ms Sinéad McLaughlinAyeNationalist
Mr Matthew O'TooleAyeNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonNoUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 5 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Steve Aiken OBENoUnionist
Ms Diana ArmstrongNoUnionist
Mr Doug Beattie MCNoUnionist
Mr Robbie ButlerNoUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersNoUnionist

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