Portrait of Martin Günther
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Martin Günther

The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGLDIE LINKE.
Member state
Germany
Place of birth
Berlin
Member of the EP since
2025
Succeeded
Carola Rackete (16 September 2025)
Committee
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Substitute committee
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Delegations
Delegation for relations with South Africa (subst.)
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
330
Final votes
roll-call recorded
81.8%
Turnout
270 of 330 voted
3
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
11.9%
Dissent rate
32 of 270 votes
The Left
Closest group
88% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Günther voted in the 330 recorded final votes.

For: 122Abstention: 45Against: 103Did not vote: 6081.8%Turnout
For12237.0%
Abstention4513.6%
Against10331.2%
Did not vote6018.2%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Günther voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with The Left – GUE/NGL.

0255075100The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 88.1 %88.1 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 58.9 %58.9 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 51.1 %51.1 %RenewRenew Europe: 45.2 %45.2 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 41.1 %41.1 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 38.5 %38.5 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 35.6 %35.6 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 34.1 %34.1 %

Joint approval

Of Günther'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 The Left – GUE/NGL.

0255075100The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 100.0 %100.0 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 95.9 %95.9 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 94.3 %94.3 %RenewRenew Europe: 86.9 %86.9 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 80.3 %80.3 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 64.8 %64.8 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 52.5 %52.5 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 29.5 %29.5 %

On the winning side

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

54.2% on the winning side122 of 225 votes
Votes For → file adopted 114 / 122 · 93 %
Votes Against → file rejected 8 / 103 · 8 %

Turnout & behaviour over time

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

Oktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 88% Turnout2025Oktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 94% 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 · 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 · 92% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 0% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 94% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 97% Turnout
Plenary speeches
6
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
7
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.1 min per speech
689
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: German (6)

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