Pat Cullen.
Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
2 Apr 2026
Sinn Féin MP in a politically split seat.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone's MP is making her mark almost entirely through local advocacy rather than Westminster activity. Pat Cullen has been publicly pressing on constituency health issues — including demanding answers over the relocation of a South West Acute Hospital clinic due to staffing pressures and calling on the Health Minister to act urgently on ambulance service failures disproportionately affecting the area. She has also visited a local school to highlight what she described as a "dire" need for redevelopment, directly pressuring the Education Minister for action. Her most visible work is rooted in the constituency rather than the Commons chamber.
Her voting participation stands at 0% — but this is not unusual. Sinn Féin operates an abstentionist policy, meaning its MPs do not take their seats or vote at Westminster on principle. This is a deliberate political position rather than disengagement, and no rebel votes or voting record exists as a result. There is no speech data from Parliament and she sits on no select committees, meaning her formal Westminster footprint is, by design, essentially zero.
The practical picture is of an MP whose work plays out through local media, direct ministerial pressure at Stormont level, and constituency casework rather than through parliamentary mechanisms. Health dominates her recent coverage — five articles in the past 90 days — followed by education. It is worth noting that some of the health coverage involves Stormont-level figures rather than Cullen directly, so the full picture of her individual impact is somewhat blurred. No speech or committee data is available to supplement this.
Pat Cullen is the Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Voting summary not yet available.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Cullen broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Speech topics not yet available.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
No recent speeches recorded.
Cullen holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
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Most recent.
Register of interests.
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Member of the Royal College of Nursing.
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(Registered 5 August 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 1 Jul 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 110,767 | 83.8% |
| Office Costs | 18,615 | 14.1% |
| MP Travel | 2,669 | 2.0% |
| Accommodation | 195 | 0.1% |
| Total · 47 claims | 132,245 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Cullen on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 24,844 | 48.6% | Won |
2024 — full result, Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat CullenWON | Ind | 24,844 | 48.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Fermanagh and South Tyrone →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
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