Portrait of Barry Cowen
Member profile · European Parliament

Barry Cowen

Renew Europe GroupIntergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and Countryside
Member state
Ireland
Place of birth
Dublin
Member of the EP since
2024
Committee
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Substitute committee
Committee on International Trade · Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union
Delegations
Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
Delegation for relations with South Africa (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
85.3%
Turnout
469 of 550 voted
6
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
3.4%
Dissent rate
16 of 469 votes
Renew
Closest group
97% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Cowen voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 420Abstention: 4Against: 45Did not vote: 8185.3%Turnout
For42076.4%
Abstention40.7%
Against458.2%
Did not vote8114.7%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Cowen voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with Renew Europe.

0255075100RenewRenew Europe: 96.6 %96.6 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 93.8 %93.8 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 91.7 %91.7 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 81.9 %81.9 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 68.0 %68.0 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 53.1 %53.1 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 40.7 %40.7 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 23.2 %23.2 %

Joint approval

Of Cowen'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 Renew Europe.

0255075100RenewRenew Europe: 99.8 %99.8 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 98.3 %98.3 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 96.9 %96.9 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 85.7 %85.7 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 73.8 %73.8 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 54.3 %54.3 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 43.3 %43.3 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 23.1 %23.1 %

On the winning side

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

93.1% on the winning side433 of 465 votes
Votes For → file adopted 417 / 420 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 16 / 45 · 36 %

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 · 26% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 75% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 83% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 89% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz II · Straßburg · 31.03. – 03.04. · 18 votes · 94% 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 · 90% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 100% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 97% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 88% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 0% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 88% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 0% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 95% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 92% 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 · 98% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 95% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 100% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 97% Turnout
Plenary speeches
32
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
42
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.3 min per speech
363
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: English (32)

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