The All-Island Economy

Division held on 9 March 2026. The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
Debate
All-island Economy

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): The All-Island Economy

That this Assembly recognises that stronger north-south economic cooperation delivers practical benefits for workers, businesses and communities, and makes economic sense irrespective of constitutional preference; regrets that effective cross-border economic cooperation has not been consistently prioritised by the Executive, including by key departments such as the Department of Infrastructure, the Department for the Economy and the Department of Finance; acknowledges that barriers to cross-border economic cooperation have had negative impacts across the island of Ireland; and calls on the Executive to work with the Irish Government to prioritise enhanced cooperation on strategic infrastructure, including rail, energy networks and digital connectivity, strengthen cooperation on skills and labour-market alignment, and establish an all-island economic task force to drive delivery on agreed economic priorities.

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Tabled by: Mr Matthew O'Toole

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist3200
Unionist0270
Other1300
Total45270

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 13 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
Ms Kate NichollAyeOther
Mr Eóin TennysonAyeOther
Democratic Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 20 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyNoUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettNoUnionist
Mr David BrooksNoUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeNoUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananNoUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyNoUnionist
Mrs Pam CameronNoUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeNoUnionist
Mrs Diane DoddsNoUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneNoUnionist
Mrs Deborah ErskineNoUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheNoUnionist
Mr Paul FrewNoUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyNoUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonNoUnionist
Mrs Emma Little-PengellyNoUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsNoUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenNoUnionist
Mr Peter MartinNoUnionist
Mr Gareth WilsonNoUnionist
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: 6 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Mark DurkanAyeNationalist
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, 6 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Steve Aiken OBENoUnionist
Mr Doug Beattie MCNoUnionist
Mr Jon BurrowsNoUnionist
Mr Robbie ButlerNoUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersNoUnionist
Mr Mike NesbittNoUnionist

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