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Pat Cullen.

Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

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Dispatch
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.

Background

Pat Cullen is the Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.0 divisions

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.

§ 02Speeches.0 contributions · 0 debates · 0 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Speech topics not yet available.

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

No recent speeches recorded.

§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Cullen holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.2 declared interests · £132k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Friends of Sinn Féin USA
Name of donor: Friends of Sinn Féin USA Address of donor: 1212 6th Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York. NY 10036 USA Estimate of the probable v…
Member of the Royal College of Nursing.
Member of the Royal College of Nursing. (Registered 5 August 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 1 Jul 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing110,76783.8%
Office Costs18,61514.1%
MP Travel2,6692.0%
Accommodation1950.1%
Total · 47 claims132,245100%
Showing 4 of 47·All 47 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Cullen on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Fermanagh and South Tyrone24,84448.6%Won

2024 — full result, Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

CandidateVotes%
Pat CullenWONInd24,84448.6

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 0 words
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
2 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£132,245 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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