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Mr John O'Dowd: voting record

How Mr John O'Dowd voted in recorded Assembly divisions this mandate. This is factual Assembly data: a vote for or against a contentious motion is not treated as culture-war activity.

197 recorded votes.

Votes, newest first (page 2 of 5)
DateDivisionVoteParty majorityResult
24 March 2026Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
24 March 2026Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security - Amendment 2 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
24 March 2026Renewables to Enhance Northern Ireland’s Energy Security - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
23 March 2026Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
23 March 2026Second Stage: Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill (NIA Bill 24/22-27) AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
23 March 2026Tackling Waste and Inefficiency in Government AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
16 March 2026Illegal US and Israeli Attacks on Iran - Amendment 2 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
16 March 2026Illegal US and Israeli Attacks on Iran - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
16 March 2026Illegal US and Israeli Attacks on Iran AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
10 March 2026Blocking of an Independent Environmental Protection Agency AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
10 March 2026Final Stage: Budget Bill (NIA Bill 25/22-27) AyeAye The Motion Was Carried By Cross Community Consent
10 March 2026The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried By Cross Community Consent
10 March 2026The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
9 March 2026The All-Island Economy - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
9 March 2026SEN Reform and Classroom Assistant Provision - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
9 March 2026The All-Island Economy AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
2 March 2026Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union AyeAye The Motion Was Negatived
2 March 2026Review of the Salary Arrangements for the Comptroller and Auditor General AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
17 February 2026Clawback of Public Funds from non-GAA Events at Casement Park NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
17 February 2026Clawback of Public Funds from non-GAA Events at Casement Park - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
10 February 2026Breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
9 February 2026UK-EU Customs Union AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
3 February 2026Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
3 February 2026Ending Academic Selection AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
2 February 2026Report on a Complaint against Mr Timothy Gaston MLA AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
26 January 2026Assessing Economic Trends on the Island of Ireland AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
20 January 2026Illegal Erection of Sinn Féin Billboards NoNo The Motion Was Carried
19 January 2026Delivering a Successful Fleadh - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
19 January 2026Addressing Unaffordable Housing Costs - Amendment 2 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
19 January 2026Addressing Unaffordable Housing Costs - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
19 January 2026Executive Progress - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
19 January 2026Addressing Unaffordable Housing Costs AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
19 January 2026Delivering a Successful Fleadh AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
13 January 2026Rejecting the New EU Customs Fee on Small Parcels NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
12 January 2026Establishing an EU Office in Belfast AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
12 January 2026Observer Status in the European Parliament AyeAye The Motion Was Negatived
9 December 2025Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
9 December 2025Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
8 December 2025Observer Status in the European Parliament - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
25 November 2025The Executive’s Multi-Year Budget AyeAye The Motion Was Carried

Voting agreement with other current MLAs

Share of divisions in which both MLAs voted (Aye or No) and voted the same way. Only pairs who shared at least five divisions are shown.

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