Dáire Hughes

Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, since 4 July 2024

Dáire Hughes is the Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

0.0% Attendance Sinn Féin MPs do not take their seats, by declared party policy — this figure is not a measure of attendance

0 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

575 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Sinn Féin MPs

3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more

0 Debates spoken in 0 written questions tabled

Not ranked. Sinn Féin MPs stand on a declared policy of not taking their seats at Westminster, and their voters elect them knowing it. Counting that as absenteeism would be a category error, so they are excluded from the ranking.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
15 Jul 2026	Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division	No vote	330–109
15 Jul 2026	Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division	No vote	330–109
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	No vote	104–412
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	No vote	102–409
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3	No vote	93–323
13 Jul 2026	Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading	No vote	264–90
13 Jul 2026	Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No vote	97–358
8 Jul 2026	Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	283–182
8 Jul 2026	Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	317–103
8 Jul 2026	Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	369–102
7 Jul 2026	Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners	No vote	115–0
6 Jul 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1	No vote	394–85
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5	No vote	177–308
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4	No vote	173–282
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No vote	80–281
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division	No vote	318–107
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	322–107
24 Jun 2026	Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026	No vote	330–93
24 Jun 2026	Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026	No vote	329–94
24 Jun 2026	Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026	No vote	332–94
24 Jun 2026	Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	323–160
23 Jun 2026	Opposition Day: Puberty blockers	No vote	112–283
23 Jun 2026	Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment	No vote	294–110
23 Jun 2026	Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness	No vote	108–307
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11	No vote	171–322

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: European Left Alliance
Address of donor: Rue de l’Industrie 10, 1000, Brussels
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£212.85) and accommodation (£253.97), value £466.82
Destination of visit: Italy (Milan)
Dates of visit: 5 June 2026 to 6 June 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at the European Left Alliance’s ‘Tax The Rich’ event.
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: European Left Alliance
Address of donor: Rue de I'Industrie 10, 1000, Brussels
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£494.20) Accommodation (£281.10), value £775.30
Destination of visit: Portugal (Porto)
Dates of visit: 12 June 2025 to 15 June 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at the 1st Congress of the European Left Alliance
(Registered 15 July 2025)

On the register since 7 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Leas Ard Runaí (Deputy General Secretary) of Sinn Féin. I receive £3,166.00 a month for this role. This is a part-time role.
(Registered 6 September 2024; updated 15 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

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Debates

No recorded contributions to debates yet.

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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