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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2 NO

Nationality and Borders Bill

2 votes · 22 Mar 2022

2 NO

National Insurance Contributions Bill

2 votes · 1 Mar 2022

7 NO

Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill

7 votes · 28 Feb 2022

1 AYE1 NO

Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords] Report Stage

2 votes · 22 Feb 2022

5 AYE

Judicial Review and Courts Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 25 Jan 2022

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what resources he has allocated to help ensure the timely and efficient processing of the 86,000 cases inherited by Capita from My CSP.

AnsweredCabinet Office5 Feb 2026

Workplace Pensions: Compensation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) the introduction of a compensation scheme to support those facing financial hardship as a result o

AnsweredCabinet Office5 Feb 2026

Medical Treatments: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on extending medical eva

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Feb 2026

Iran: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken in response to the situation in Iran.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Jan 2026

Asylum: Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of services for processing of asylum claims from Somali nationals.

AnsweredHome Office29 Jan 2026

Asylum: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on making provisions for Iranians seeking asylum in the UK.

AnsweredHome Office29 Jan 2026

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding Ofcom has received year on year since the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023; the current number of sta

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology26 Jan 2026

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recommencement of processing settlement applications from Syrians.

AnsweredHome Office26 Jan 2026

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on managing applications from Syrians who entered the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

AnsweredHome Office26 Jan 2026

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are available to allow Syrians who arrived under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to demonstrate their (a) right to

AnsweredHome Office26 Jan 2026
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