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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2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 23 Jan 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

2 votes · 22 Jan 2024

2 AYE5 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee

7 votes · 17 Jan 2024

1 AYE3 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee

4 votes · 16 Jan 2024

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to increase the childcare tax free cap in line with inflation.

AnsweredTreasury21 Mar 2025

National Wealth Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the National Wealth Fund investment in Northern Ireland.

AnsweredTreasury20 Mar 2025

Voting Rights: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will ensure that Northern Ireland is included in legislative proposals to lower the voting age for UK elections.

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office11 Mar 2025

Voting Rights: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to include a legislative consent motion with legislative proposals to lower the voting age to allow 16

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office11 Mar 2025

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of industrial action by Northern Ireland immigration practitioners; a

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2025

Demonstrations: Tower of London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable access to safe protest around the Tower of London.

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2025

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential for exploitation of migrant care worker visa

AnsweredHome Office4 Mar 2025

Civil Servants: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to locate GRS Research Government Scheme Jobs in Northern Ireland.

AnsweredTreasury28 Feb 2025

Crown Estate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Crown Estate has generated from rents paid by (a) public authorities and (b) councils in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

AnsweredTreasury21 Feb 2025

Crown Estate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is the total value of (a) retail and (b) commercial assets owned by the Crown Estate in Northern Ireland.

AnsweredTreasury21 Feb 2025
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