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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4 AYE

Finance Bill Committee Stage

4 votes · 10 Jan 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

2 votes · 12 Dec 2023

4 AYE

Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 4 Dec 2023

2 NO

Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels

2 votes · 28 Nov 2023

4 AYE

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

4 votes · 20 Nov 2023

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the UK-US pharmaceutical deal.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade23 Jan 2026

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of setting a minimum age of 16 for access to social media.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology14 Jan 2026

Social Media: Intimate Image Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 January 2026 on Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes, whether the changes a

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology13 Jan 2026

Human Rights: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of a) the findings and b) recommendations of the Windsor Fram

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office9 Jan 2026

Postal Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Northern Ireland's place in the EU Custom’s Union in relation to charges incurred w

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office9 Jan 2026

EU Law: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what actions his Department have taken to enhance public education on the extent of protections EU Law continues to provide in Northern Ireland, und

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office9 Jan 2026

Civil Service: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the role of the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the civil service code.

AnsweredCabinet Office18 Dec 2025

Brian Nelson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she would publish the (a) dates and (b) names of the institutions in which Brian Nelson served his sentence after his conviction in 1974.

AnsweredHome Office15 Dec 2025

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process certificate of sponsorship applications.

AnsweredHome Office11 Dec 2025

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people living in the UK on family visas will be exempt from the sustained economic contribution requirement under proposed changes to ear

AnsweredHome Office9 Dec 2025
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