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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4 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 8 Dec 2025

2 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2025

1 AYE2 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 24 Nov 2025

2 NO

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

2 votes · 13 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

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

DfT OLR Holdings: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 134387 on Southeastern Trains: Directors, how many (a) managers and (b) members of the board of OL

AnsweredDepartment for Transport5 Jul 2023

c2c: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the trial of contactless ticketing at c2c to begin; and what the planned duration of that trial is.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport27 Jun 2023

c2c: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any (a) products, (b) fares and (c) services available at c2c stations will not be available as a result of the contactless ticketing trial.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport27 Jun 2023

Mental Health Services: VAT Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a VAT exemption to services provided by (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists.

AnsweredTreasury21 Jun 2023

NHS: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs remaining open.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Jun 2023

Port of London Authority: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving the (a) Parliamentary Service and Health Ombudsman and (b) another regulatory body powe

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Jun 2023

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment their Department has made of the potential effect of the merger between Three and Vodafone on their Department's contrac

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Jun 2023

Department for Education: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment their Department has made of the potential effect of the merger between Three and Vodafone on their Department's contracts with Vodafone.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Jun 2023

Department for Business and Trade: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment their Department has made of the potential effect of the merger between Three and Vodafone on their Department's contracts with Vo

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Jun 2023

Department for Work and Pensions: Vodafone Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment their Department has made of the potential effect of the merger between Three and Vodafone on their Department's contracts with Vod

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions14 Jun 2023
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