In September 2005, Turner and Gordon Copeland became the only two United Future List MPs re-elected alongside Peter Dunne (who won an electorate seat).

In the 2008 election, Turner stood as a United Future candidate for the East Coast electorate.

[3] However, she failed to win the electorate, and United Future did not poll sufficiently well for a second list MP during the 2008 New Zealand general election.

In June 2009, Turner stood as an electorate candidate for United Future in Auckland's Mount Albert, polling eighth at 89 votes.

[8] Before entering politics, she worked simultaneously as an art teacher and as a pastoral and community worker at a local New Life Church.