The motion to exclude Michelle O'Neill fell on 12 October 2026 by 34 votes to 36, with 0% nationalist support, so it lacked cross-community support, according to the Assembly's Official Report and BBC News.
History. 0 of 5: no exclusion motion passed.
Hunch. Police have sent O'Neill a letter about possible offences, but Sinn Féin calls the motion a political circus.
The exclusion market resolves on the Official Report and Votes on Division on niassembly.gov.uk: YES if the motion against the First Minister passes with support from both communities, and NO if it falls. If the debate moves the market follows the vote, and no vote by 30 October makes it VOID.
We looked for cases where Northern Ireland's Assembly voted on a motion to exclude a minister, which needs a majority of both unionist and nationalist members. We found votes on five days since 2000, with two motions on the same day in 2001.