Change on these Islands - Amendment 1

Division held on 18 May 2026. The Amendment Therefore Fell

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Amendment Therefore Fell
Debate
Constitutional Change

The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): Change on these Islands - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘recent polling’ and insert: ‘suggesting that, if a referendum were to be held today, a majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote to rejoin the European Union; affirms the process for managing constitutional issues as set out in the Good Friday Agreement, which recognises the legitimacy of whatever choice is freely expressed by a majority of people in Northern Ireland with regard to its status, whether they prefer to continue to support the Union with Great Britain or a sovereign united Ireland; and commits to creating a shared future through a system of good government and democratic renewal in Northern Ireland for the benefit of everyone.’

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Ms Paula Bradshaw, Mr Eóin Tennyson

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist080
Unionist0340
Other1610
Total16430

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 16 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr John BlairAyeOther
Ms Paula BradshawAyeOther
Mr Stewart DicksonAyeOther
Mr Danny DonnellyAyeOther
Ms Connie EganAyeOther
Mrs Michelle GuyAyeOther
Mr David HoneyfordAyeOther
Mrs Naomi LongAyeOther
Miss Nuala McAllisterAyeOther
Mr Andrew McMurrayAyeOther
Mr Peter McReynoldsAyeOther
Mr Nick MathisonAyeOther
Mr Andrew MuirAyeOther
Ms Sian MulhollandAyeOther
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 Jonathan BuckleyNoUnionist
Ms Joanne BuntingNoUnionist
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
Mrs Julie MiddletonNoUnionist
Mr Alan RobinsonNoUnionist
Mr Gareth WilsonNoUnionist
Independent: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Ms Claire SugdenNoUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollNoOther
Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 8 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Mark DurkanNoNationalist
Ms Cara HunterNoNationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossanNoNationalist
Mr Patsy McGloneNoNationalist
Mr Colin McGrathNoNationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlinNoNationalist
Mr Justin McNultyNoNationalist
Mr Matthew O'TooleNoNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonNoUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 0 Aye, 9 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Steve Aiken OBENoUnionist
Mr Andy Allen MBENoUnionist
Ms Diana ArmstrongNoUnionist
Mr Doug Beattie MCNoUnionist
Mr Jon BurrowsNoUnionist
Mr Robbie ButlerNoUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersNoUnionist
Mr Mike NesbittNoUnionist
Mr John StewartNoUnionist

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