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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 3 of 5)
DateDivisionVoteParty majorityResult
25 November 2025The Executive’s Multi-Year Budget - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
24 November 2025Publication of the Joint Census - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
24 November 2025Publication of the Joint Census AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
18 November 2025The draft Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme (Eligibility etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
17 November 2025Challenging the Harm Posed by the Windsor Framework NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
10 November 2025Establishing an Independent Environmental Protection Agency AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
10 November 2025Holding Ministers to Account AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
10 November 2025Exclusion of Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 AyeAye The Motion Was Negatived
4 November 2025Supporting Service Leavers, Veterans and their Families NoNo The Motion Was Carried
4 November 2025Amendment 6 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27) NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
4 November 2025Amendment 5 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27) NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
4 November 2025Amendment 4 - Consideration Stage: Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill (NIA Bill 13/22-27) NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
13 October 2025Replacing Irish Language Street Signage Policy in Belfast NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
13 October 2025The Executive Committee’s Legislation Programme 2025-2026 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
7 October 2025Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) - Amendment 3 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
7 October 2025Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) - Amendment 2 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
7 October 2025Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
7 October 2025Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
7 October 2025Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
23 September 2025Health and Social Care 2025-26 Pay Awards - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
23 September 2025Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
23 September 2025Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
16 September 2025Bonfire Regulation AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
8 September 2025Moving Beyond the Windsor Framework NoNo The Motion Was Negatived
8 September 2025Moving Beyond the Windsor Framework - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
24 June 2025End Israeli Impunity in Gaza AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
24 June 2025End Israeli Impunity in Gaza - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
10 June 2025Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
27 May 2025Additional Funding for North South Bodies AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
20 May 2025Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1 AyeAye The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
20 May 2025Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
20 May 2025Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
20 May 2025Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland AyeAye The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried
19 May 2025Budget 2025-26 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried By Cross Community Consent
12 May 2025International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
12 May 2025International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell
6 May 2025Voting Rights for the Election of the President of Ireland AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
29 April 2025Increasing Fiscal Devolution AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
8 April 2025The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 AyeAye The Motion Was Carried
1 April 2025Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2 NoNo The Amendment Therefore Fell

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