The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Division held on 10 March 2026. The Motion Was Carried By Cross Community Consent

Decision type: Cross-Community
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Carried By Cross Community Consent
Debate: Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Executive Motion): The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

That the Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 be affirmed.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr John O'Dowd

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Nationalist	23	7	0
Unionist	29	1	0
Other	15	1	0
Total	67	9	0

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 15 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Ms Kellie Armstrong	Aye	Other
Mr John Blair	Aye	Other
Ms Paula Bradshaw	Aye	Other
Mr Stewart Dickson	Aye	Other
Mr Danny Donnelly	Aye	Other
Ms Connie Egan	Aye	Other
Mrs Michelle Guy	Aye	Other
Mr David Honeyford	Aye	Other
Mr Andrew McMurray	Aye	Other
Mr Peter McReynolds	Aye	Other
Mr Nick Mathison	Aye	Other
Mr Andrew Muir	Aye	Other
Ms Sian Mulholland	Aye	Other
Ms Kate Nicholl	Aye	Other
Mr Eóin Tennyson	Aye	Other

Democratic Unionist Party: 21 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Maurice Bradley	Aye	Unionist
Mr David Brooks	Aye	Unionist
Ms Cheryl Brownlee	Aye	Unionist
Mr Keith Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Tom 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
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 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 Gareth Wilson	Aye	Unionist

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

Sinn Féin: 23 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Danny Baker	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Cathal Boylan	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Nicola Brogan	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Linda Dillon	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Jemma Dolan	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Aoife Finnegan	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Colm Gildernew	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Gerry Kelly	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Liz Kimmins	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Declan McAleer	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Philip McGuigan	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Maolíosa McHugh	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Cathy Mason	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Áine Murphy	Aye	Nationalist
Mr John O'Dowd	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Aisling Reilly	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pat Sheehan	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Emma Sheerin	Aye	Nationalist

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 7 No
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

Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Timothy Gaston	No	Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party: 8 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Aye	Unionist
Mr Andy Allen MBE	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
Mr John Stewart	Aye	Unionist

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