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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1 AYE1 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 1 Apr 2025

2 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

2 votes · 19 Mar 2025

2 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 17 Mar 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 14 Jan 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Finance Bill Committee

3 votes · 11 Dec 2024

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Creative Industries Council regarding skills shortages and creative education pathways.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport26 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact the cost of specialist creative training and auditions has on access to careers in the performing

Department for Culture, Media and Sport26 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on improving access to creative education for children and young people from lower

Department for Culture, Media and Sport26 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to deliver a ban on the (a) breeding, (b) release and (c) killing of birds for sport.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs26 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to end unethical and unnecessary animal testing.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology26 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings or requests for meetings she has had from the Northern Ireland Finance Minister on the the Northern Ireland draft budget since the start of th

Treasury24 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential merits of reviewing Apple and Googles app s

Department for Business and Trade24 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of their annual budget does the National Crime Agency spend on specifically investigating criminality in Northern Ireland.

Home Office22 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has the Research, Information and Communications Unit within the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism supported the Police Service of Northe

Home Office18 Jun 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in relation to the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, whether the estates of a deceased affected person who died prior to 21 May 2024 will be eligible t

Cabinet Office16 Jun 2026
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