Portrait of Liesbet Sommen
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Liesbet Sommen

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Intergroup on Trade Unions
Member state
Belgium
Place of birth
Turnhout
Member of the EP since
2024
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 Employment and Social Affairs
Substitute committee
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · Committee on Public Health
Delegations
Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation for relations with Belarus
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
93.8%
Turnout
516 of 550 voted
0
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
2.3%
Dissent rate
12 of 516 votes
EPP
Closest group
98% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Sommen voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 459Abstention: 4Against: 53Did not vote: 3493.8%Turnout
For45983.5%
Abstention40.7%
Against539.6%
Did not vote346.2%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Sommen 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: 97.7 %97.7 %RenewRenew Europe: 94.4 %94.4 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 88.0 %88.0 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 78.1 %78.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 65.5 %65.5 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 48.8 %48.8 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 38.8 %38.8 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 22.3 %22.3 %

Joint approval

Of Sommen'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: 99.6 %99.6 %RenewRenew Europe: 98.0 %98.0 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 95.0 %95.0 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 84.1 %84.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 71.2 %71.2 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 52.3 %52.3 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 41.6 %41.6 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 22.7 %22.7 %

On the winning side

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

93.0% on the winning side476 of 512 votes
Votes For → file adopted 455 / 459 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 21 / 53 · 40 %

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 · 67% 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 · 0% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 44% 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 · 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 · 96% 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 · 95% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 76% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
14
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
25
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.8 min per speech
607
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Dutch (14)

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