Karl Turner
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 41%
- Debates contributed to
- 69
- Registered interests
- 3
- Declared value
- £9,500
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Karl Turner is an Independent MP for Kingston upon Hull East, first elected in May 2010 and therefore among the longest serving 10% of MPs. He was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. Turner has cast 236 votes out of 581 eligible divisions, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation, and has made 183 debate contributions across 69 debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation. His debate contributions have focused on Justice & Law, Local Government, and Parliamentary Procedure, while his voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
236 / 581
40.62%
Ranked #605 of 654 MPs (8th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
69 / 11739
183 total contributions
Ranked #568 of 654 MPs (13th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
3
£9,500.00
Ranked #465 of 654 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
- Independent Mar 2026 – present
- 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