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Karl Turner

Independent Kingston upon Hull East

Voting record

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Voted for
0
Voted against
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Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Karl Turner’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Karl Turner — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,353 of 2,376 (57%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 Ayes 85, Noes 427 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Ayes 166, Noes 346 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Karl Turner doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Solicitor General — Attorney General's Office (2023-11-28 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Justice) — Ministry of Justice (2020-04-10 to 2021-10-29) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Transport) — Department for Transport (2017-07-03 to 2020-04-10) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2016-10-18 to 2017-07-03) Shadow
Shadow Attorney General — Attorney General's Office (2016-01-11 to 2016-06-26) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Justice) — Ministry of Justice (2015-09-18 to 2016-01-11) Shadow
Shadow Solicitor General — Attorney General's Office (2014-12-03 to 2016-01-11) Shadow
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2013-01-11 to 2015-09-18) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Karl Turner →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Guest Panellist
From: 14 May 2026. Until: 15 May 2026.
Payer: Hat Trick Productions Ltd (Production Company), 33 Oval Road, London NW1 7EA
(Registered 10 June 2026)
Payment expected: £1,500 Guest Panellist on Have I Got News For You (Series 71)
Completed or provided on: 14 May 2026. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 10 June 2026)

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

Name of donor: Neil Hudgell Limited
Address of donor: 2, The Dock, 46 Humber Street, Hull HU1 1TU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case, value £3,000
Date received: 10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026
Date accepted: 10 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07078429
(Registered 22 January 2026)

Crime & justice
8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
Date interest ended: 9 July 2026
(Registered 2 December 2022; updated 3 August 2026)

Director of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 9 July 2026
(Registered 3 August 2026)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Karl Turner yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Karl Turner has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£238,917.37 paid out to or for Karl Turner across 280 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Karl Turner’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £158,271.48 (1 claim)
Office Costs — £47,262.10 (237 claims)
Accommodation — £23,653.46 (35 claims)
MP Travel — £5,302.14 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £3,687.55 (3 claims)
Dependant Travel — £740.64 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £281.52, 2026-04-01 — Landline & internet package
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £320.18, 2026-03-30 — Pat testing equipment
Cleaning services — £604.80, 2026-03-30 — Office Cleaning
Stationery & printing — £52.63, 2026-03-23 — Banner March 2026
Utilities — £152.59, 2026-03-23 — Gas
Stationery & printing — £88.32, 2026-03-17 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £178.20, 2026-03-17 — Banner March 2026
Hospitality — £105.36, 2026-03-15 — water cooler

Every claim on file for Karl Turner →

Early Day Motions

Karl Turner has tabled 1 Early Day Motion on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 2 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Karl Turner personally tabled — not motions Karl Turner may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled
60th anniversary of City Road Club Hull — tabled 2026-06-30, 2 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Karl Turner isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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