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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9 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

9 votes · 15 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 9 Sept 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

4 votes · 9 Jul 2025

2 AYE

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jul 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 17 Jun 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of her Department's ability to deliver an automatic release process for HMRC-allocated accounts for unclaimed monies from Child Tru

Treasury15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is facilitating United States aircraft at Belfast International Airport or Aldergrove Flying Station on missions supporting their mili

Ministry of Defence4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which central funding pathways are available for places of worship in the devolved regions.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether VAT reimbursements are available under the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered standardising chargers for defibrillators.

Department of Health and Social Care29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will provide guidance to businesses who sell to consumers in (a) the EU and (b) Northern Ireland prior to the EU Product Directive 2024

Department for Business and Trade21 May 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what safeguard assessments have been put in place to prevent AI profiling of demographics while investigating fraud, as a result of the Quantexa deal.

Treasury15 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Palestinians within the Refugee Resettlement scheme.

Home Office14 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors were considered by her Department when launching the Ukrainian Visa Schemes; and whether this Department has made a similar assessme

Home Office14 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is using the Belfast International airport to support military operations targeting Iran.

Ministry of Defence13 May 2026
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