Same Sex Marriage Vote in NI Assembly
Today was the vote on same-sex marriage in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The proposal (tabled by Sinn Fein) was defeated, 95 members voted, 42 voted in favour of the motion, 50 against, and 3 abstained. The motion read as follows:
That this Assembly recognises the importance of the Constitutional Convention; notes the participation of parties from the Assembly; welcomes the 79 per cent majority vote at the Constitutional Convention in favour of marriage equality; and calls on the Executive to bring forward the necessary legislation to allow for same sex marriage.
The ‘Constitutional Convention’ referred to is a body relating to the Irish Republic. Members voted as follows:
| Mr Steven Agnew | Other | AYE |
| Mr Jim Allister | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Sydney Anderson | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Alex Attwood | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Roy Beggs | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Jonathan Bell | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Cathal Boylan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Michaela Boyle | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Dominic Bradley | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Paula Bradley | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Mickey Brady | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Pam Brown | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Thomas Buchanan | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Gregory Campbell | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Trevor Clarke | Unionist | NO |
| Mrs Judith Cochrane | Other | NO |
| Mr Michael Copeland | Unionist | AYE |
| Mr Jonathan Craig | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Leslie Cree MBE | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Stewart Dickson | Other | ABSTAINED |
| Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Gordon Dunne | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Mark Durkan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Alex Easton | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Colum Eastwood | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Tom Elliott | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Megan Fearon | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Phil Flanagan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr David Ford | Other | ABSTAINED |
| Mrs Arlene Foster | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Paul Frew | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Samuel Gardiner | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Paul Girvan | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Paul Givan | Unionist | NO |
| Mrs Brenda Hale | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Simon Hamilton | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Chris Hazzard | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr David Hilditch | Unionist | NO |
| Mr William Humphrey | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Ross Hussey | Unionist | NO |
| Mr William Irwin | Unionist | NO |
| Mrs Dolores Kelly | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Gerry Kelly | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Danny Kennedy | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Danny Kinahan | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Anna Lo MBE | Other | AYE |
| Mr Trevor Lunn | Other | NO |
| Mr Seán Lynch | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Chris Lyttle | Other | ABSTAINED |
| Mr Declan McAleer | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr John McCallister | Unionist | AYE |
| Mr Fra McCann | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Jennifer McCann | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Kieran McCarthy | Other | NO |
| Mr Raymond McCartney | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Nelson McCausland | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Rosaleen McCorley | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Basil McCrea | Unionist | AYE |
| Mr Ian McCrea | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Conall McDevitt | Nationalist | AYE |
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Barry McElduff | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Bronwyn McGahan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Michael McGimpsey | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Patsy McGlone | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Martin McGuinness | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr David McIlveen | Unionist | NO |
| Miss Michelle McIlveen | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Daithí McKay | Nationalist | AYE |
| Ms Maeve McLaughlin | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Mitchel McLaughlin | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Oliver McMullan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr David McNarry | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Adrian McQuillan | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Alex Maskey | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Ian Milne | Nationalist | AYE |
| Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Stephen Moutray | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Robin Newton | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Carál Ní Chuilín | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Cathal Ó hOisín | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr John O’Dowd | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mrs Michelle O’Neill | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mrs Sandra Overend | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Edwin Poots | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Sue Ramsey | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr George Robinson | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Peter Robinson | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Alastair Ross | Unionist | NO |
| Ms Caitríona Ruane | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Pat Sheehan | Nationalist | AYE |
| Mr Jimmy Spratt | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Mervyn Storey | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Robin Swann | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Peter Weir | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Jim Wells | Unionist | NO |
| Mr Sammy Wilson | Unionist | NO |
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