itt ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁ML As ▁to ▁" come ▁together ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ". ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁hours ▁of ▁debate , ▁a ▁division ▁was ▁called ▁and ▁ML As ▁voted ▁on ▁the ▁motion . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 7 5 ▁members ▁voting , ▁ 3 9 ▁voted ▁to ▁exclude ▁her ▁from ▁office , ▁while ▁ 3 6 ▁ML As ▁voted ▁against . ▁Although ▁a ▁ 5 2 % ▁majority ▁had ▁thus ▁supported ▁the ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence , ▁under ▁Storm ont ▁rules , ▁the ▁vote ▁was ▁a ▁cross - community ▁vote ▁that ▁required ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁national ist ▁ML As ▁and ▁union ist ▁ML As ▁to ▁support ▁it . ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁national ist ▁ML As , ▁but ▁only ▁ 2 9 % ▁of ▁union ist ▁ML As , ▁voted ▁to ▁exclude ▁F oster , ▁meaning ▁that ▁F oster ▁surv ived ▁the ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence . ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁ML As ▁did ▁not ▁vote . ▁As ▁the ▁D UP ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁union ist ▁party ▁in ▁Storm ont , ▁it ▁effectively ▁has ▁a ▁v eto ▁on ▁cross - community ▁issues , ▁meaning ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁F oster ' s ▁own ▁ML As ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁succeed . ▁ ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁announced ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁table ▁another ▁motion ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁which ▁would ▁call ▁on ▁F oster ▁to ▁" step ▁aside " ▁whilst ▁an ▁independent ▁inqu iry ▁takes ▁place