Portrait of Sander Smit
Member profile · European Parliament

Sander Smit

European Conservatives and Reformists GroupIntergroup on Sustainable Livestock
Member state
Netherlands
Member of the EP since
2024
Committee
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Substitute committee
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Committee on Fisheries
Delegations
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with South Africa (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
90.0%
Turnout
495 of 550 voted
3
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
27.1%
Dissent rate
134 of 495 votes
EPP
Closest group
76% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Smit voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 343Abstention: 85Against: 67Did not vote: 5590.0%Turnout
For34362.4%
Abstention8515.5%
Against6712.2%
Did not vote5510.0%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Smit voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with Group of the European People's Party.

0255075100EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 75.8 %75.8 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 72.9 %72.9 %RenewRenew Europe: 71.1 %71.1 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 65.7 %65.7 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 56.8 %56.8 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 48.5 %48.5 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 40.4 %40.4 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 29.9 %29.9 %

Joint approval

Of Smit's votes in favour, the share where the respective group majority also voted in favour — constructive agreement, excluding joint opposition. Most often jointly in favour with Group of the European People's Party.

0255075100EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 99.4 %99.4 %RenewRenew Europe: 96.2 %96.2 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 92.4 %92.4 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 87.8 %87.8 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 79.3 %79.3 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 57.1 %57.1 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 52.5 %52.5 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 31.8 %31.8 %

On the winning side

How often Smit’s vote matches the outcome — For on adopted, Against on rejected files. Abstentions count for neither side.

85.6% on the winning side351 of 410 votes
Votes For → file adopted 340 / 343 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 11 / 67 · 16 %

Turnout & behaviour over time

One column per session week, height = number of votes, segments by position (For · Abstention · Against · did not vote).

Juli · Straßburg · 16.07. – 19.07. · 1 votes · 100% Turnout2024September · Straßburg · 16.09. – 19.09. · 8 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 07.10. – 10.10. · 3 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 21.10. – 24.10. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 13.11. – 14.11. · 4 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember III · Straßburg · 25.11. – 28.11. · 19 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 33% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 92% TurnoutMärz II · Straßburg · 31.03. – 03.04. · 18 votes · 100% TurnoutMai I · Straßburg · 05.05. – 08.05. · 32 votes · 100% TurnoutMai II · Brüssel · 21.05. – 22.05. · 6 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 16.06. – 19.06. · 20 votes · 100% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 100% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 76% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 0% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 92% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 90% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 100% TurnoutFebruar II · Brüssel · 24.02. · 1 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 09.03. – 12.03. · 27 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 98% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 67% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 100% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
50
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
55
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.1 min per speech
154
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Dutch (42) · English (7) · German (1)

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