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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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

Probation: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who complete the Professional Qualification in Probation remain in the Probation Service for at least five years after qualifying.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice24 Feb 2025

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information does her Department hold on the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest period of time between (i) Electric Vehicle charging hub operato

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Feb 2025

Govia Thameslink Railway: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received from the British Transport Police on the potential merits of additional funding to help ensure it has adequate resour

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Feb 2025

Train Operating Companies: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the British Transport Police on the adequacy of access to train operating company CCTV systems.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Feb 2025

Council Tax: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the prevalence of alleged aggressive council tax debt collection practices.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Feb 2025

Delivery Services: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential of out-of-home delivery collection points to reduce the carbon footprint of home deliveries in the last-mile

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Feb 2025

Electric Bicycles: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February to Question 29060 on Electric Bicycles: Accidents, whether she plans to require police forces to report on the number

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Feb 2025

Passports: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for passports for children born outside the UK.

AnsweredHome Office21 Feb 2025

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to notify eligible Ukrainians on the Ukrainian Permission Extension scheme.

AnsweredHome Office21 Feb 2025

Civil Partnerships: Marriage

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow opposite sex civil partners to convert their partnerships into a marriage without requir

AnsweredWomen and Equalities21 Feb 2025
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