Apsana Begum

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Apsana Begum is the Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

1150

Votes Cast

£255,110

Expenses 2024-25

12,560

Majority

43.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£255,110

Staffing£226,642
Office£28,102
Travel£367

Year-on-Year

2024-25£255,110
2023-24£276,367
2022-23£231,412
2021-22£234,786
2020-21£192,759
2019-20£25,397

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,051 voters

Labour
18,535 votes43.0%
Green Party
5,975 votes13.9%
Conservative
4,738 votes11.0%
Independent
4,554 votes10.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,189 votes9.7%
Reform UK
3,403 votes7.9%
Workers Party of Britain
1,463 votes3.4%
Social Democratic Party
194 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

257

Written Questions

2

Oral Questions

80

Debates Spoken In

100

Speeches

415

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

3 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

2 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

the European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights) Address of donor: European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights Sq

£897
Name of donor
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (sponsored by the European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights)
Address of donor
European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights Sq. de Meeûs 18, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£896.86), visa (£92.32), accommodation (£543.95), other travel (£70.08), per diem, food and drinks (£341.71), value £1,944.92
Destination of visit
Sri Lanka
Dates of visit
24 May 2025 to 2 June 2025
Purpose of visit
Study tour on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Development

Registered 19 June 2025; updated 25 June 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

10 January 2023

A company created to deliver campaigns and support my work as an MP.

Name of company or organisation
Apsana Begum Ltd
Nature of business
A company created to deliver campaigns and support my work as an MP.
Interest held
from 10 January 2023

Registered 27 February 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
10 January 2023

Registered 27 February 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Apsana in Parliament

Palestine Action: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many (a) current and b) pending court cases a Palestine Action member is facing charges for protests against arms sales to Israel.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice30 Jun 2025

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) current and (b) pending court cases there are on activities listed in her Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice30 Jun 2025

Elbit Systems UK

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has (a) had communications with and (b) met with representatives of Elbit Systems UK (i) in the last five years and (ii) s

AnsweredHome Office30 Jun 2025

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 and Question 19848 on Arms Trade: Israel, if she will take steps to centrally record how many people have been charged with off

AnsweredAttorney General26 Jun 2025

Attorney General's Office: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Solicitor General, If she will publish the redacted sections of her Department’s email to Israel’s Deputy Ambassador entitled CPS/SO15 contact details, published in April 2025.

AnsweredAttorney General26 Jun 2025

Palestine Action: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestine Action members have been (a) arrested (b) charged, (c) convicted, (d) held on remand and (e) imprisoned for activities relatin

AnsweredHome Office26 Jun 2025

Elbit Systems UK: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for activity relating to protests against Elbit Systems UK's arms sales to Israel since December 2024?.

AnsweredHome Office26 Jun 2025

Arms Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19789, how many of these were (a) charged, (b) convicted, (c) held on remand and (e) impri

AnsweredHome Office26 Jun 2025

Palestine Action: RAF Brize Norton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted,

AnsweredHome Office26 Jun 2025

Palestine Action: RAF Brize Norton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) have been arrested, (b) have been charged, (c) have been convicted, (d) have been held on remand and (e) are serving a prison

AnsweredHome Office26 Jun 2025
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