Portrait of Laurence Turner

Laurence Turner

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Birmingham Northfield · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Assistant Whip

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: laurence.turner.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Factory Young People's Centre, 5 Devon Way, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2TS

Tel: 0121 516 5770

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.3%
551 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
131 meetings attended
Debate contributions
402
in the 7 year window
Written questions
356
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Laurence Turner is the Labour MP for Birmingham Northfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Birmingham Northfield4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
551

joint 47th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Laurence Turner voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 89.8%89.8%2026: 82.6%82.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236195 82.6%
2025322289 89.8%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631551 87.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
402
Written questions
356
Oral questions
11
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
131

235th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Laurence Turner: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 11111120242025: 19619620252026: 49492026
Oral questions per year
Laurence Turner: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 4420252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 106 42 49 4 0 0 0
2025 198 106 196 4 0 1 0
2024 98 37 111 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance
Social Housing Bill [Lords] Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
402
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
185
distinct debates

286th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Laurence Turner: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 989820242025: 19819820252026: 1061062026
Debates participated in per year
Laurence Turner: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 373720242025: 10610620252026: 42422026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Birmingham Northfield
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Transport Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
    • – Joined Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill
    • – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]

Constituency: Birmingham Northfield

Birmingham Northfield constituency boundary
Area
25.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 5,389
Electorate
74,048 · turnout 50.8%
Postcode areas
B14, B29, B30, B31, B32, B38, B45

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.