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John Finucane

John Finucane

Sinn Féin MP for Belfast North

John Finucane is the Sinn Féin MP for Belfast North, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

13.87%

Recent swing

-4.4% Sinn Féin

Party

Sinn Féin

Top donors:

(1) Friends of Sinn Féin USA (2) Friends of Sinn Féin Canada (£1,651)

Nafarroako Torturatuen Sarea Elkartea (Association of Torture Victims of Navarre) (£275)

Key Parliamentary Votes

Sinn Féin MPs are abstentionists and therefore choose not vote in Parliament
DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

DID NOT VOTE10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where John fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

John Finucane

John Finucane

Sinn Féin MP for Belfast North

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships