Extension of Committee Stage: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill (NIA Bill 44/22-27)

Division held on 2 November 2026. The Motion Was Negatived

Decision type: Simple Majority
Method: Lobby Division
Result: The Motion Was Negatived

Official Assembly record of this division

The motion voted on

Motion (Committee Motion): Extension of Committee Stage: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill (NIA Bill 44/22-27)

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 19 February 2027, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Display of Flags and Emblems Bill.

Tabling this motion was not flagged as culture-war activity.

Tabled by: Mr Jonathan Buckley

Totals

Votes by community designation, as published
Designation	Ayes	Noes
Nationalist	0	29
Unionist	28	0
Other	0	16
Total	28	45

How each MLA voted

Alliance Party: 0 Aye, 16 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Ms Kellie Armstrong	No	Other
Mr John Blair	No	Other
Ms Paula Bradshaw	No	Other
Mr Stewart Dickson	No	Other
Mr Danny Donnelly	No	Other
Ms Connie Egan	No	Other
Mrs Michelle Guy	No	Other
Mr David Honeyford	No	Other
Mrs Naomi Long	No	Other
Mr Andrew McMurray	No	Other
Mr Peter McReynolds	No	Other
Mr Nick Mathison	No	Other
Mr Andrew Muir	No	Other
Ms Sian Mulholland	No	Other
Ms Kate Nicholl	No	Other
Mr Eóin Tennyson	No	Other

Democratic Unionist Party: 20 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr David Brooks	Aye	Unionist
Mr Keith Buchanan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Jonathan Buckley	Aye	Unionist
Ms Joanne Bunting	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 Paul Givan	Aye	Unionist
Mr Harry Harvey	Aye	Unionist
Mr Brian Kingston	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gordon Lyons	Aye	Unionist
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Aye	Unionist
Mr Peter Martin	Aye	Unionist
Mrs Julie Middleton	Aye	Unionist
Mr Alan Robinson	Aye	Unionist
Mr Gareth Wilson	Aye	Unionist

Independent: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Doug Beattie MC	Aye	Unionist

Sinn Féin: 0 Aye, 22 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Caoimhe Archibald	No	Nationalist
Mr Danny Baker	No	Nationalist
Mr Paul Boggs	No	Nationalist
Mrs Linda Dillon	No	Nationalist
Miss Jemma Dolan	No	Nationalist
Mrs Sinéad Ennis	No	Nationalist
Mrs Ciara Ferguson	No	Nationalist
Ms Aoife Finnegan	No	Nationalist
Miss Órlaithí Flynn	No	Nationalist
Mr Colm Gildernew	No	Nationalist
Miss Deirdre Hargey	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan Kearney	No	Nationalist
Mr Gerry Kelly	No	Nationalist
Mr Declan McAleer	No	Nationalist
Mr Philip McGuigan	No	Nationalist
Mrs Cathy Mason	No	Nationalist
Miss Áine Murphy	No	Nationalist
Mr John O'Dowd	No	Nationalist
Ms Michelle O'Neill	No	Nationalist
Ms Aisling Reilly	No	Nationalist
Mr Pat Sheehan	No	Nationalist
Ms Emma Sheerin	No	Nationalist

Social Democratic and Labour Party: 0 Aye, 7 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Mark Durkan	No	Nationalist
Ms Cara Hunter	No	Nationalist
Mr Daniel McCrossan	No	Nationalist
Mr Patsy McGlone	No	Nationalist
Mr Colin McGrath	No	Nationalist
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin	No	Nationalist
Mr Matthew O'Toole	No	Nationalist

Traditional Unionist Voice: 1 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Mr Timothy Gaston	Aye	Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party: 6 Aye, 0 No
MLA	Vote	Designation
Dr Steve Aiken OBE	Aye	Unionist
Mr Andy Allen MBE	Aye	Unionist
Ms Diana Armstrong	Aye	Unionist
Mr Jon Burrows	Aye	Unionist
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Aye	Unionist
Mr John Stewart	Aye	Unionist

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