Karl Turner
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 39%
- Debates contributed to
- 75
- Registered interests
- 3
- Declared value
- £9,500
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Karl Turner is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Kingston upon Hull East, first elected in May 2010. He is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. Turner has cast 242 votes from 622 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 39%, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. He has made 219 debate contributions across 75 debates from 12,880 eligible debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation. His debate contributions have focused on Justice & Law, Parliamentary Procedure, and Local Government, while his voting has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
242 / 622
38.91%
Ranked #610 of 655 MPs (7th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
75 / 12881
219 total contributions
Ranked #574 of 655 MPs (13th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
3
£9,500.00
Ranked #467 of 655 MPs (29th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Karl Turner is the Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Kingston upon Hull East May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Party history
- Labour (Co-op) Oct 2026 – present
- Independent Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
- Labour (Co-op) May 2010 – Mar 2026
Posts held
- Shadow Solicitor General Nov 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Justice) Apr 2020 – Oct 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Transport) Jul 2017 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Oct 2016 – Jul 2017 · Opposition
- Shadow Attorney General Jan 2016 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Justice) Sep 2015 – Jan 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Solicitor General Dec 2014 – Jan 2016 · Opposition
- Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) Jan 2013 – Sep 2015 · Opposition