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Apsana Begum

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Poplar and Limehouse · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 6826

Email: apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.4%
1,162 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
131 meetings attended
Debate contributions
270
in the 7 year window
Written questions
888
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Poplar and Limehouse4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Poplar and Limehouse12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour26 September 2025Present
Independent23 July 202426 September 2025
Labour12 December 201923 July 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.4%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,162

433rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Apsana Begum voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 75.8%75.8%2021: 88.0%88.0%2022: 53.4%53.4%2023: 65.2%65.2%2024: 69.0%69.0%2025: 65.2%65.2%2026: 65.3%65.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236154 65.3%
2025322210 65.2%
2024200138 69.0%
2023256167 65.2%
2022251134 53.4%
2021242213 88.0%
2020190144 75.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068735 68.8%
59th631427 67.7%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
270
Written questions
888
Oral questions
4
Early day motions
70
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
131

93rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Apsana Begum: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year06312518825020192020: 24524520202021: 18218220212022: 757520222023: 10110120232024: 999920242025: 868620252026: 1001002026
Oral questions per year
Apsana Begum: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Apsana Begum: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 191920202021: 9920212022: 4420222023: 101020232024: 9920242025: 7720252026: 12122026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 53 41 100 1 12 0 0
2025 33 29 86 0 7 0 0
2024 56 43 99 1 9 0 0
2023 25 18 101 0 10 0 0
2022 32 22 75 1 4 0 0
2021 32 25 182 1 9 0 0
2020 39 31 245 0 19 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
270
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
209
distinct debates

383rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Apsana Begum: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 393920202021: 323220212022: 323220222023: 252520232024: 565620242025: 333320252026: 53532026
Debates participated in per year
Apsana Begum: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 252520212022: 222220222023: 181820232024: 434320242025: 292920252026: 41412026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2019

    • – Became MP for Poplar and Limehouse
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Education Committee

  3. 2024

    • – Became MP for Poplar and Limehouse
    • – Joined Independent

  4. 2025

    • – Joined Labour

Constituency: Poplar and Limehouse

Poplar and Limehouse constituency boundary
Area
9.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,560
Electorate
84,116 · turnout 51.2%
Postcode areas
E14, E1W, E22, E3, E98, EC3N

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.