Portrait of Tom Berendsen
Member profile · European Parliament

Tom Berendsen

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Christen Democratisch Appèl
Left the European Parliament.
Member state
Netherlands
Place of birth
Breda
Member of the EP since
2019
Left the EP
22 February 2026
Successor
Willemien Koning (3 March 2026)
Committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy · Committee on Transport and Tourism
Substitute committee
Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee · Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Delegations
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
Voting record · 10th term
378
Final votes
roll-call recorded
98.1%
Turnout
371 of 378 voted
1
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
3.2%
Dissent rate
12 of 371 votes
EPP
Closest group
97% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Berendsen voted in the 378 recorded final votes.

For: 320Abstention: 11Against: 40Did not vote: 798.1%Turnout
For32084.7%
Abstention112.9%
Against4010.6%
Did not vote71.9%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Berendsen 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: 96.8 %96.8 %RenewRenew Europe: 90.6 %90.6 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 83.8 %83.8 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 74.1 %74.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 68.7 %68.7 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 48.5 %48.5 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 42.3 %42.3 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 23.7 %23.7 %

Joint approval

Of Berendsen'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: 99.7 %99.7 %RenewRenew Europe: 96.6 %96.6 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 93.8 %93.8 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 82.8 %82.8 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 75.6 %75.6 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 54.4 %54.4 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 47.2 %47.2 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 25.6 %25.6 %

On the winning side

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

92.8% on the winning side334 of 360 votes
Votes For → file adopted 319 / 320 · 100 %
Votes Against → file rejected 15 / 40 · 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 · 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 · 68% 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 · 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 · 96% 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% Turnout
Plenary speeches
24
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
35
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.4 min per speech
483
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Dutch (22) · English (2)

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