Official portrait of Dáire Hughes

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.

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.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 No vote 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 No vote 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 No vote 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 No vote 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 No vote 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 No vote 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 No vote 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No vote 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No vote 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No vote 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

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

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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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