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

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

2 votes · 13 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 4 Nov 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the recent government funding announcement to establish a new National Housing Bank (£16 billion) will be allocated

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government28 Apr 2026

Great British Energy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to Northern Ireland through Great British Energy.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Apr 2026

Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a breakdown of support for renewable energy in Northern Ireland from the UK Government.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page four of the document entitled The Legacy of the Troubles: A Joint Framework between the Government of the United Kingdom of G

Northern Ireland Office10 Apr 2026

UK Youth Parliament: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken on assigning funding and renewing the national contract for the UK Youth Parliament for the 2026-2028 mandat

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport24 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he conducted an assessment of the decision to award Capita the Synergy contract prior to that contract being awarded.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions23 Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Capita on ensuring that no redundancies result from the awarding of the Synergy contract to that company.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions23 Mar 2026

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has the ability to create an energy support scheme for users of home heating oil with funding from the UK government, ann

AnsweredTreasury18 Mar 2026

Fossil Fuels: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK becoming a signatory to the Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero16 Mar 2026

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what guidance he has provided to businesses in Great Britain on the Windsor Framework and Northern Ireland's access to the UK internal market.

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office16 Mar 2026
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