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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4 AYE

Finance Bill Committee Stage

4 votes · 10 Jan 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

2 votes · 12 Dec 2023

4 AYE

Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 4 Dec 2023

2 NO

Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels

2 votes · 28 Nov 2023

4 AYE

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

4 votes · 20 Nov 2023

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Cervical Cancer: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on establishing a public inquiry into issues around cervical screening in the

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office21 May 2025

Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's definition of genocide is.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office20 May 2025

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time for a decision for any asylum seeker is once they have received confirmation that their application is receiving pr

AnsweredHome Office20 May 2025

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for any asylum seeker to receive a decision from the date they claimed asylum.

AnsweredHome Office20 May 2025

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure funding is made available to support economically inactive beneficiaries in Northern Ireland into employment after the end of UK Shared Prosp

AnsweredTreasury16 May 2025

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is for businesses to (a) apply for and (b) receive a UK Internal Market Scheme number.

AnsweredTreasury14 May 2025

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the service standard level time is for businesses to receive a UK Internal Market Scheme number.

AnsweredTreasury14 May 2025

Freezing of Assets: Libya

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value inclusive of accrued interest is of assets frozen by the UK that belonged to the Libyan Qaddafi regime.

AnsweredTreasury9 May 2025

Immigration: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the forthcoming white paper on immigration.

AnsweredHome Office8 May 2025

Immigration: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on taking steps to ensure that the forthcoming white paper on immigrat

AnsweredHome Office8 May 2025
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