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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2 AYE

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 12 Dec 2022

AYENC12
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AYENC2
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2 AYE

Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 Dec 2022

3 AYE

Online Safety Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 5 Dec 2022

1 AYE1 NO

Finance Bill

2 votes · 28 Nov 2022

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 8 Nov 2022

2 AYE1 NO

Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] Committee

3 votes · 26 Oct 2022

1 AYE2 NO

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

3 votes · 25 Oct 2022

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

TG4: Freeview Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on ensuring greater prominence of TG4 on Freeview.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport8 Dec 2025

Devolution: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions on further fiscal devolution with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Department of Finance during this current Stormon

AnsweredTreasury1 Dec 2025

Devolution: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Department of Finance Minister has submitted fiscal devolution plans to her Department in this current Stormont mandate.

AnsweredTreasury1 Dec 2025

Childcare: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families exceeded the tax-free childcare cap in each year since 2017.

AnsweredTreasury26 Nov 2025

VAT: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to to clause 32 in the Windsor Framework relating to VAT and excise, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rat

AnsweredTreasury18 Nov 2025

Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of car insurance providers.

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of inheritance tax through secondary transfer charges on beneficiaries of estates relating to compensation

AnsweredTreasury11 Nov 2025

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to secure guarantees that humanitarian (a) assistance will be delivered safely and (b

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2025

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to conduct due diligence when licensing arms transfers to the United Arab Emirates to prevent

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2025

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her polices of reports that UK weapons are being used in the Sudan

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2025
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