Portrait of Christian Ehler
Member profile · European Parliament

Christian Ehler

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Intergroup on Attracting Investment to Ensure a Competitive and Sustainable European Union
Member state
Germany
Place of birth
München
Member of the EP since
2004
Committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute committee
Committee on Budgets
Delegations
Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
83.8%
Turnout
461 of 550 voted
3
Excused days of absence
sitting days on which Parliament officially excused the absence
2
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
2.8%
Dissent rate
13 of 461 votes
EPP
Closest group
97% agreement
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Vote distribution

How Ehler voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 407Abstention: 1Against: 53Excused: 16Did not vote: 7383.8%Turnout
For40774.0%
Abstention10.2%
Against539.6%
Excused 3 days162.9%
Did not vote7313.3%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Ehler 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: 97.2 %97.2 %RenewRenew Europe: 91.3 %91.3 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 85.9 %85.9 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 76.4 %76.4 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 67.7 %67.7 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 47.3 %47.3 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 41.9 %41.9 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 24.5 %24.5 %

Joint approval

Of Ehler'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: 100.0 %100.0 %RenewRenew Europe: 96.3 %96.3 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 93.9 %93.9 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 83.5 %83.5 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 72.5 %72.5 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 51.1 %51.1 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 43.0 %43.0 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 23.3 %23.3 %

On the winning side

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

92.0% on the winning side423 of 460 votes
Votes For → file adopted 403 / 407 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 20 / 53 · 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 · 0% Turnout2024September · Straßburg · 16.09. – 19.09. · 8 votes · 0% 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 · 0% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 78% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 85% TurnoutMärz II · Straßburg · 31.03. – 03.04. · 18 votes · 100% TurnoutMai I · Straßburg · 05.05. – 08.05. · 32 votes · 81% TurnoutMai II · Brüssel · 21.05. – 22.05. · 6 votes · 83% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 16.06. – 19.06. · 20 votes · 90% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 96% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 93% 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 · 68% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 88% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 55% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 88% 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 · 100% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 98% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 10% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 97% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 97% Turnout
Plenary speeches
14
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
28
Speaking time (min)
avg. 2.0 min per speech
607
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: English (8) · German (6)

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