No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Division held on 6 October 2026. The Motion Was Negatived

Decision type
Simple Majority
Method
Lobby Division
Result
The Motion Was Negatived
Debate
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

That this Assembly believes the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has lost the confidence of farmers, rural communities and the wider public; and calls on the Minister to resign.

The motion has not been assessed yet.

Tabled by: Dr Steve Aiken OBE, Ms Diana Armstrong, Mr Maurice Bradley, Mr Phillip Brett, Mr David Brooks, Ms Cheryl Brownlee, Mr Keith Buchanan, Mr Tom Buchanan, Mr Jonathan Buckley, Mr Jon Burrows, Mrs Pam Cameron, Mr Alan Chambers, Mr Trevor Clarke, Mrs Diane Dodds, Mr Stephen Dunne, Mrs Deborah Erskine, Ms Diane Forsythe, Mr Paul Frew, Mr Timothy Gaston, Mr Harry Harvey, Mr Brian Kingston, Miss Michelle McIlveen, Mr Peter Martin, Mrs Julie Middleton, Mr Alan Robinson, Mr John Stewart, Mr Gareth Wilson

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
DesignationAyesNoesAbstentions
Nationalist0210
Unionist3201
Other0170
Total32381

How each MLA voted

Democratic Unionist Party: 22 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Maurice BradleyAyeUnionist
Mr Phillip BrettAyeUnionist
Mr David BrooksAyeUnionist
Ms Cheryl BrownleeAyeUnionist
Mr Keith BuchananAyeUnionist
Mr Tom BuchananAyeUnionist
Mr Jonathan BuckleyAyeUnionist
Mrs Pam CameronAyeUnionist
Mr Trevor ClarkeAyeUnionist
Mrs Diane DoddsAyeUnionist
Mr Stephen DunneAyeUnionist
Mrs Deborah ErskineAyeUnionist
Ms Diane ForsytheAyeUnionist
Mr Paul FrewAyeUnionist
Mr Harry HarveyAyeUnionist
Mr Brian KingstonAyeUnionist
Mr Gordon LyonsAyeUnionist
Miss Michelle McIlveenAyeUnionist
Mr Peter MartinAyeUnionist
Mrs Julie MiddletonAyeUnionist
Mr Alan RobinsonAyeUnionist
Mr Gareth WilsonAyeUnionist
Independent: 1 Aye, 0 No, 1 other
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Doug Beattie MCAbstainedUnionist
Ms Claire SugdenAyeUnionist
People Before Profit Alliance: 0 Aye, 1 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Gerry CarrollNoOther
Sinn Féin: 0 Aye, 21 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Caoimhe ArchibaldNoNationalist
Mr Danny BakerNoNationalist
Mr Cathal BoylanNoNationalist
Mr Pádraig DelargyNoNationalist
Miss Jemma DolanNoNationalist
Mrs Sinéad EnnisNoNationalist
Mrs Ciara FergusonNoNationalist
Ms Aoife FinneganNoNationalist
Miss Órlaithí FlynnNoNationalist
Mr Colm GildernewNoNationalist
Miss Deirdre HargeyNoNationalist
Mr Declan KearneyNoNationalist
Mr Philip McGuiganNoNationalist
Mrs Cathy MasonNoNationalist
Miss Áine MurphyNoNationalist
Ms Carál Ní ChuilínNoNationalist
Mr John O'DowdNoNationalist
Ms Michelle O'NeillNoNationalist
Ms Aisling ReillyNoNationalist
Mr Pat SheehanNoNationalist
Ms Emma SheerinNoNationalist
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Mr Timothy GastonAyeUnionist
Ulster Unionist Party: 8 Aye, 0 No
MLAVoteDesignation
Dr Steve Aiken OBEAyeUnionist
Mr Andy Allen MBEAyeUnionist
Ms Diana ArmstrongAyeUnionist
Mr Jon BurrowsAyeUnionist
Mr Robbie ButlerAyeUnionist
Mr Alan ChambersAyeUnionist
Mr Mike NesbittAyeUnionist
Mr John StewartAyeUnionist

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