MP for Poplar and Limehouse
Apsana Begum is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Poplar and Limehouse, first elected in 2019. She has served on the Education Committee (2020–2024) and participated in committee work on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill. She represents her constituency in Parliament with a focus on education, civil participation and legal reform.
Her voting loyalty is high at 96% (party average 99%), and her voting attendance is 45% (above the party average of 33%). She has recorded 37 rebel votes, indicating occasions when she voted against her party. Her record on major topics shows a mix of positions, with a tendency to oppose tighter immigration and asylum controls, and varied votes on issues such as Universal Credit, VAT, NHS funding, and trade union powers.
Declared financial interests include three entries: one miscellaneous item, one shareholding, and one visit outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
3 positions
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Education Committee
Mar 2020 - Apr 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against immigration controls
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against rwanda deportation scheme
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)
25 Mar 2021
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021
14 Dec 2021
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
29 Apr 2025
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10
11 Mar 2025
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7
18 Mar 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading