Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

Division held on 12 October 2026. The Motion Was Negatived

Decision type

Cross-Community

Method

Lobby Division

Result

The Motion Was Negatived

Debate

Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

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The motion voted on

Motion (Private Members' Motion): Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister of Finance no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy Road on 27 September 2026 which prevented a permitted parade from proceeding, he failed to observe paragraphs (cd) and (ce) of the Pledge of Office, requiring him to uphold the rule of law and support it unequivocally in word and deed; and that he be excluded from holding office as a Minister or junior Minister for a period of 12 months.

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Tabled by: Dr Steve Aiken OBE, Mr Andy Allen MBE, Ms Diana Armstrong, Mr Maurice Bradley, Mr Phillip Brett, Mr David Brooks, Ms Cheryl Brownlee, Mr Keith Buchanan, Mr Tom Buchanan, Mr Jonathan Buckley, Ms Joanne Bunting, 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 Paul Givan, Mr Harry Harvey, Mr Brian Kingston, Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly, Mr Gordon Lyons, Miss Michelle McIlveen, Mr Peter Martin, Mrs Julie Middleton, Mr Alan Robinson, Mr John Stewart, Mr Gareth Wilson

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