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

1198 votes — page 5 of 48

2 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

2 votes · 25 Mar 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

6 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

6 votes · 9 Mar 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

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 402 on Special Educational Needs, how many children and young people with education, health and care pla

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Jul 2024

AJM Healthcare: Wheelchairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July to Question 383 on Wheelchairs: Procurement, if he will take steps to solicit feedback from ICBs on the perf

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jul 2024

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her letter of 16 July 2024 to local council leaders, whether devolution settlements are available to dist

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jul 2024

Hospitals: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the new hospitals in the New Hospital Programme have planning permission.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jul 2024

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July to Question 588 on Private Education: VAT, if she will make it her policy to extend the VAT exemption to children with (a) SEN

AnsweredTreasury30 Jul 2024

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to seek negotiations with the EU on extending the duration of Schengen Area visas for UK citizens travelling to the EU for lon

AnsweredCabinet Office30 Jul 2024

Childcare and Pre-school Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the rates paid to providers for free hours childcare and early years education.

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Jul 2024

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department paid to each publisher that took part in the All in, all together advertising campaign since 2020.

AnsweredCabinet Office30 Jul 2024

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria were used to decide which publishers would be invited to take place in the All in, all together campaign since 2020.

AnsweredCabinet Office30 Jul 2024

Parliamentary Private Secretaries: Internet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to (a) publish on the gov.uk website and (b) keep updated a list of current Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

AnsweredCabinet Office30 Jul 2024
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