Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General

Division held on 2 March 2026. The Motion Was Carried

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Carried
Debate: Comptroller and Auditor General: Salary

Official Assembly record of this division Official Report of the debate

The motion voted on

Motion (Committee Motion): Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General

That this Assembly notes the Audit Committee Report of its review of the salary arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General (NIA 120/22-27), approves its recommendations, and in so doing, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, determines that the salary payable to the holder of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General shall be as follows: in each year from 1 April 2023 until such time as the Assembly makes a further determination, £160,708 (excluding employer costs).

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Mr Alan Chambers

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes
Nationalist	23	5
Unionist	29	1
Other	16	1
Total	68	7

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 16 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
Miss Nuala McAllister	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: 20 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Phillip Brett	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
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
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Danny Baker	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Nicola Brogan	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pádraig Delargy	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Jemma Dolan	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	Aye	Nationalist
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Colm Gildernew	Aye	Nationalist
Miss Deirdre Hargey	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Declan Kearney	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 Michelle O'Neill	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Aisling Reilly	Aye	Nationalist
Mr Pat Sheehan	Aye	Nationalist
Ms Emma Sheerin	Aye	Nationalist

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 5 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Mark Durkan	No	Nationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossan	No	Nationalist
Mr Colin McGrath	No	Nationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	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: 9 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Aye	Unionist
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Aye	Unionist
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
Mr John Stewart	Aye	Unionist

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