Daisy Cooper

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Daisy Cooper is the Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury). In addition, she is Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats.

1198

Votes Cast

£274,876

Expenses 2024-25

19,834

Majority

56.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£274,876

Staffing£248,942
Office£25,934

Year-on-Year

2024-25£274,876
2023-24£257,384
2022-23£242,694
2021-22£228,234
2020-21£217,048
2019-20£41,855

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,614 voters

Liberal Democrat
29,222 votes56.6%
Conservative
9,388 votes18.2%
Labour
5,189 votes10.1%
Reform UK
4,336 votes8.4%
Green Party
3,272 votes6.3%
Heritage Party
104 votes0.2%
Social Democratic Party
103 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

598

Written Questions

5

Oral Questions

142

Debates Spoken In

287

Speeches

424

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 622No: 576

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1 AYE1 NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

2 votes · 27 Jan 2026

2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

4 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(18)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Matthew and Pippa Oakeshott

£50,000 to assist with employing a member of staff in my parliamentary office

£50,000
Name of donor
Matthew and Pippa Oakeshott
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£50,000 to assist with employing a member of staff in my parliamentary office
Donor status
individual

Registered 28 March 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

College Street Partners Ltd

£20,000

£20,000
Name of donor
College Street Partners Ltd
Address of donor
23b Cloudesley Street, London N1 0HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£20,000
Donor status
company, registration 07079981

Registered 22 December 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ewan Kirk

£10,000

£10,000
Name of donor
Ewan Kirk
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 14 February 2026

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Ahmed Hindawi and Nagwa Abdelmottaleb

£10,000

£10,000
Name of donor
Ahmed Hindawi and Nagwa Abdelmottaleb
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 23 October 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Thomas Gosling

£10,000

£10,000
Name of donor
Thomas Gosling
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 14 February 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Daisy in Parliament

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain submitted by Syrian nationals (a) before October 2024 and (b) to date are pending decision.

AnsweredHome Office20 Oct 2025

Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May to Question 51941 on Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis, if his Department will write to the laborat

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Oct 2025

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77147 on Personal Independence Payment, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions17 Oct 2025

Taxation: Overpayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions a repayment of overpaid tax to a customer who has submitted a voluntary self-assessment return been delayed by longer than (a) three, (b)

AnsweredTreasury16 Oct 2025

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, when he plans to publish a response to the consul

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Oct 2025

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45426 on Beer: Small business, when he plans to announce further steps on encouraging small br

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Oct 2025

Beer: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a guest beer agreement scheme for pubs as part of (a) the Pubs Code and Pubs Co

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Oct 2025

Govia Thameslink Railway: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has instructed Thameslink to recruit more train drivers since 4 July 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport14 Oct 2025

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NICE on assessing (a) Optune and (b) other tumour treating field therapies for use in the UK.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Oct 2025

Alcoholism: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has assessed the potential merits of reintroducing the Children of Alcohol Dependent Parents Programme.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025
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