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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.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
12,560
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)
OPPOSED
Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Apsana fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Apsana Begum
Member of Parliament
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