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Karl Turner

Independent MP for Kingston upon Hull East, since 6 May 2010

Karl Turner is the Independent MP for Kingston upon Hull East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

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Scorecard

40.7% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
234 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
341 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
n/a Against their own party sits as an independent, so there is no party line to measure against
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
509 Debates spoken in 826 written questions tabled

Ranked 607 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
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Aye 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Aye 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Aye 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Aye 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 Aye 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 Aye 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Aye 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No vote 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

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.

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)

On the register since 16 Jun 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)

On the register since 16 Jun 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)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
(Registered 2 December 2022)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

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

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

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