Official portrait of Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans, since 12 December 2019

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)

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.

Scorecard

71.5% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
411 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
164 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
22 Interests declared 10 at £5,000 or more
401 Debates spoken in 2620 written questions tabled

Ranked 338 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) No 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) No 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) No 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 No 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) No 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) No 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading No 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Aye 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Aye 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 Aye 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 Aye 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 Aye 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 Aye 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading No vote 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No vote 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Aye 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 No 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 No 257–128

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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

Name of donor: Elizabeth Desmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Matthew Taylor
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Ashraf Nehru
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Ashraf Nehru
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Hannah Nesbit
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,800
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Dextram Hunter-Torricke
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Claire Alderson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Chris White
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,600
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Chris Osborne
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Ahmed Hindawi
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Andrew Harrington
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£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)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£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)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£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)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Carl Michel
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

£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)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Ramesh Dewan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Catering for an event to raise funds for an additional role in my office and support my re-election campaign, value £2,804.40
Date received: 4 June 2026
Date accepted: 4 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Ramesh Dewan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Catering for an event to raise funds for an additional role in my office and support my re-election campaign, value £3,702.98
Date received: 28 May 2026
Date accepted: 28 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received: 20 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 20 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 22 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 12 September 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,311.80
Date received: 12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 25 September 2024)

On the register since 27 Nov 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (cottage)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Suffolk
Interest held: from 19 October 2020
Ownership details: A third share owned with family members
(Registered 28 October 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA), which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government.
Date interest arose: 10 March 2020
(Registered 20 November 2020)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

401 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £6,507 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
4 Jun 2026 Daisy Cooper sitting MP Ramesh Dewan Individual Non Cash Hospitality £2,804
28 May 2026 Daisy Cooper sitting MP Ramesh Dewan Individual Non Cash Hospitality £3,702

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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