Claire Hanna

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Claire Hanna is the Social Democratic & Labour Party MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

755

Votes Cast

£301,191

Expenses 2024-25

12,506

Majority

49.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£301,191

Staffing£235,979
Travel£30,316
Office£28,169
Accommodation£6,728

Year-on-Year

2024-25£301,191
2023-24£280,246
2022-23£270,316
2021-22£208,453
2020-21£206,695
2019-20£12,524

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,491 voters

Social Democratic & Labour Party
21,345 votes49.1%
Alliance
8,839 votes20.3%
Democratic Unionist Party
6,859 votes15.8%
Ulster Unionist Party
2,653 votes6.1%
Traditional Unionist Voice
2,218 votes5.1%
Green Party Northern Ireland
1,577 votes3.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

271

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

47

Debates Spoken In

75

Speeches

120

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 392No: 363

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2 AYE1 NO

Representation of the People Bill

3 votes · 2 Sept 2026

6 AYE1 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

7 votes · 9 Mar 2026

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Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Casement Park: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the redevelopment of Casement Park.

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office30 May 2025

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 264 of the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, CP 1326, published on 12 May 2025, whe

AnsweredHome Office30 May 2025

Revenue and Customs: Contracts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of contracts awarded to outside providers for the provision of the Making Tax Digital programme.

AnsweredTreasury30 May 2025

Personal Independence Payment: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people who will be affected by proposed Personal Independence Paym

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions30 May 2025

Housing Benefit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work, published on 18 May 2025, what estimate has she made of the potential imp

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions30 May 2025

Small Businesses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the potential impact of quarterly reporting on smaller businesses.

AnsweredTreasury30 May 2025

West Bank: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of shots fired towards (a) UK, (b

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office22 May 2025

Emigration: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British and (b) Irish citizens emigrated from Northern Ireland in 2024.

AnsweredHome Office22 May 2025

Independent Review of the Windsor Framework

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the findings of the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework are considered during UK-EU negotiations.

AnsweredCabinet Office21 May 2025

Windsor Framework

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with his EU counterparts to improve the functioning of the Windsor Framework.

AnsweredCabinet Office21 May 2025
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