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Apsana Begum

Apsana Begum

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse

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

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Seat status

Very safe

Percentage of votes

29.17%

Recent swing

-17.3% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (sponsored by the European Parliamentary Forum on Reproductive Rights) (£896)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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VOTED AYE4 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

VOTED NO10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Apsana fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Apsana Begum

Apsana Begum

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse

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