Voting Record — Apsana Begum MP, Poplar and Limehouse (25914)

Apsana Begum

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
25 Jul 2024	still in office	Independent	no whip	127 votes out of 175, 72.6%	0 times
5 Jul 2024	24 Jul 2024	Lab	1 vote out of 4, 25.0%	4 votes out of 4, 100.0%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	4 votes out of 736, 0.5%	736 votes out of 1069, 68.8%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Apsana Begum	Independent Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Apr 2025	Football Governance Bill [Lords]	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Apr 2025	Football Governance Bill [Lords]	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Mar 2025	Tobacco and Vapes Bill — Clause 168 - Commencement: Parts 1 to 4	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Mar 2025	Tobacco and Vapes Bill — Clause 136 - Addition of smoke-free places in England	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Great British Energy Bill — Clause 4 - Financial assistance	minority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — Clause 5 - Removal of relief	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — After Clause 4	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — After Clause 4 - Review: threshold effect	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — Clause 3 - Application of multipliers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — Clause 3 - Application of multipliers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) — Clause 3 - Application of multipliers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — After Clause 3	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — Clause 2 - Secondary threshold for secondary Class 1 contributions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — After Clause 2 - Exemptions from the changes made by section 2: NHS and social care	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Mar 2025	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — After Clause 1 - Exemptions from the changes made by section 1: NHS and social care	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Mar 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Schedule 1 - Children not in school: consequential amendments	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Clause 51 - Functions of Adjudicator in relation to admission numbers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Clause 45 - Repeal of duty to make Academy order in relation to school causing concern	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — New Clause 34 - Provision of free school lunches to all primary school children	minority	none	Free
Commons	18 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — New Clause 7 - Registration of children for free school meals	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Clause 15	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Clause 12 - Powers of CIECSS in relation to parent undertakings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Mar 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — New Clause 36 - Action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — Long Title	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — Part 6 - Consequential amendments	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — Clause 61 - Industrial action: provision of information to employer	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — Clause 52 - Requirement to Contribute to Political Fund	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — New Clause 110 - Review into the impact on small businesses	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — New Clause 39 - Trade union recognition	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — Clause 18 - Harassment by Third Parties	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — New Clause 87 - Regulations under Part 1 and 2	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — New Clause 30 - Special constables: right to time off for public duties	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Mar 2025	Employment Rights Bill — New Clause 10 - Carer’s leave: remuneration	minority	none	Free
Commons	3 Mar 2025	Finance Bill — Schedule 13 - Inheritance tax	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Mar 2025	Finance Bill — Clause 47 - Removal of exemption for private school fees	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Mar 2025	Finance Bill — New Clause 8 - Review of sections 63 and 64	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Mar 2025	Finance Bill — New Clause 2 - Energy (oil and gas) profits levy: impact assessment of increase in rate	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2025	British Indian Ocean Territory	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Feb 2025	Family Businesses	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Feb 2025	Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Feb 2025	Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2025	Crown Estate Bill [Lords] — Clause 3 - Sustainable development	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2025	Crown Estate Bill [Lords] — Clause 1 - Power of Crown Estate Commissioners to borrow etc	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2025	Crown Estate Bill [Lords] — New Clause 6 - Partnership agreement: the Crown Estate and Great British Energy	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Feb 2025	Crown Estate Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 - Management of the Crown Estate in Wales	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Feb 2025	Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jan 2025	Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords] — Clause 12 - Modification by Secretary of State of water company’s appointment conditions etc to recover losses	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jan 2025	Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 19 - Civil penalties: equivalent reduction to customer bills	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jan 2025	Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 16 - Establishment of Water Restoration Fund	Majority	none	Free
Commons	28 Jan 2025	Women’s State Pension Age (Ombudsman Report and Compensation Scheme)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2025	Environmental Protection	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2025	Armed Forces Commissioner Bill — Clause 4 - Commissioner’s functions in relation to general service welfare	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2025	Armed Forces Commissioner Bill — Clause 4 - Commissioner’s functions in relation to general service welfare	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jan 2025	Armed Forces Commissioner Bill — Clause 4 - Commissioner’s functions in relation to general service welfare	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Deferred Divisions — Energy	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Deferred Divisions — Retained EU Law Reform	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Deferred Divisions — Retained EU Law Reform	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill — Clause 5 - Removal of relief	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill — Clause 5 - Removal of relief	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill — New Clause 2 - Review of impact of new multipliers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2025	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of impact on businesses, high streets and economic growth	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jan 2025	Renters’ Rights Bill — Schedule 6 - Application of Chapter 1 of Part 1 to existing tenancies: transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jan 2025	Renters’ Rights Bill — Clause 98 - Decent homes standard	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jan 2025	Renters’ Rights Bill — Clause 1 - Assured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jan 2025	Renters’ Rights Bill — New Clause 20 - Review of the impact of the Act on the housing market	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jan 2025	Renters’ Rights Bill — New Clause 14 - Prohibition of rent in advance before lease entered into	Majority	none	Free
Commons	8 Jan 2025	Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of the impact of the Act	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of the impact of the Act	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — Clause 1 - Rate of secondary Class 1 contributions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — Clause 1 - Rate of secondary Class 1 contributions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — Clause 1 - Rate of secondary Class 1 contributions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Dec 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 - Review of effects of sections 50 and 51 on housing market	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Dec 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 6 - Sections 50 and 51: impact on private rental sector	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Dec 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 8 - Statements on charging VAT on private school fees	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Dec 2024	Finance Bill — Clause 48 - Charge on pre-paid private school fees	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Dec 2024	Finance Bill — Clause 47 - Removal of exemption for private school fees	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Dec 2024	Employer National Insurance Contributions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Dec 2024	Farming and Inheritance Tax	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Dec 2024	National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2024	Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill	minority	none	Free
Commons	27 Nov 2024	Finance Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	27 Nov 2024	Finance Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Nov 2024	Tobacco and Vapes Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Nov 2024	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Nov 2024	Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Nov 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill — Clause 1 - Prohibition on franchise extensions and new franchises	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Nov 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill — Before Clause 1 - Purpose: improvement of passenger railway services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Nov 2024	Deferred Division — Exiting the European Union	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2024	House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill — New Clause 20 - Purpose of this Act	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2024	House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill — New Clause 20 - Purpose of this Act	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2024	House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill — New Clause 7 - Duty to take forward proposals for democratic mandate for House of Lords	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2024	House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill — New Clause 1 - Exclusion of bishops	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Nov 2024	House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill — Clause 4 - Extent and commencement	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Commencement — PART 2 - Qualifying draughts products of an alcoholic strength of less than 8.5%PART 2	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Commencement — 36. Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Commencement — 35. Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Commencement — “Part 3 - Exceptions“Part 3	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 14. Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 13. Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 12. Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 8. Capital gains tax (investors’ relief)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 7. Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Nov 2024	Income Tax (Charge) — 6. Capital gains tax (the main rates)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Oct 2024	Great British Energy Bill — Clause 5 - Strategic priorities and plans	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Oct 2024	Great British Energy Bill — Clause 5 - Strategic priorities and plans	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Oct 2024	Great British Energy Bill — Clause 3 - Objects	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Oct 2024	Employment Rights Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Oct 2024	Employment Rights Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Oct 2024	Access to Primary Healthcare	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Oct 2024	Carer’s Allowance	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Oct 2024	Division — House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	9 Oct 2024	Renters’ Rights Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	8 Oct 2024	Farming and Food Security	Majority	none	Free
Commons	8 Oct 2024	VAT: Independent Schools	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Sep 2024	Social Security	minority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2024	Great British Energy Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2024	Great British Energy Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2024	Budget Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 - Announcement of fiscally significant measures	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2024	Budget Responsibility Bill — Clause 1 - Announcement of fiscally significant measures	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Sep 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill — Clause 2 - Future provision of services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Sep 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill — Clause 2 - Future provision of services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	3 Sep 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill — Clause 2 - Future provision of services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Jul 2024	Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jul 2024	Criminal Law	Majority	none	Free
House	Date	Subject	Apsana Begum	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Jul 2024	Immigration and Home Affairs	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Apsana Begum	Lab Vote	Rôle
8 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee
1 May 2024	Became Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee
30 Apr 2024	Stopped being Member, Education Committee
Commons	10 Jan 2022	Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
18 Nov 2021	Stopped being Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee
3 Nov 2021	Became Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Education Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
63%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
13%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
15%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
10%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Easier access to abortion
72%	Employment rights
90%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
25%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
80%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Fire Safety
50%	Fixed Term Parliaments
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
85%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
80%	Further devolution to Scotland
94%	Further devolution to Wales
67%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	HS2 - In Favour
98%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
42%	Increase VAT
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	More funds for social care
100%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
25%	Nuclear power - For
91%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
80%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
88%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
42%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
72%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
78%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
81%	Stop climate change
72%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
25%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2024-present, Westminster Parliament (whilst Independent). This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Apsana Begum MP, Poplar and Limehouse (25914)

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