Portrait of Elsi Katainen
Member profile · European Parliament

Elsi Katainen

Renew Europe GroupIntergroup on Sustainable Livestock
Member state
Finland
Place of birth
Haapajärvi
Member of the EP since
2018
Committee
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Committee on Regional Development
Delegations
Delegation for relations with the United States (subst.)
Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
98.2%
Turnout
540 of 550 voted
1
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
6.3%
Dissent rate
34 of 540 votes
EPP
Closest group
96% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Katainen voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 475Abstention: 7Against: 58Did not vote: 1098.2%Turnout
For47586.4%
Abstention71.3%
Against5810.5%
Did not vote101.8%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Katainen 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: 95.9 %95.9 %RenewRenew Europe: 93.7 %93.7 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 88.1 %88.1 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 78.0 %78.0 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 66.5 %66.5 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 50.4 %50.4 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 40.7 %40.7 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 23.9 %23.9 %

Joint approval

Of Katainen'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: 98.3 %98.3 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 95.4 %95.4 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 84.0 %84.0 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 73.3 %73.3 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 53.1 %53.1 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 44.0 %44.0 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 24.0 %24.0 %

On the winning side

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

92.9% on the winning side495 of 533 votes
Votes For → file adopted 473 / 475 · 100 %
Votes Against → file rejected 22 / 58 · 38 %

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 · 88% 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 · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 100% 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 · 65% 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 · 100% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 100% 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 · 96% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 100% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 97% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
21
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
28
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.4 min per speech
509
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Finnish (21)

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