Portrait of Sirpa Pietikäinen
Member profile · European Parliament

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Intergroup on Mental Health
Member state
Finland
Place of birth
Parikkala
Member of the EP since
2008
Succeeded
Henna Virkkunen (1 December 2024)
Committee
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Substitute committee
Committee on Public Health · Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Delegations
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
506
Final votes
roll-call recorded
91.5%
Turnout
463 of 506 voted
9
Excused days of absence
sitting days on which Parliament officially excused the absence
2
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
9.1%
Dissent rate
42 of 463 votes
S&D
Closest group
94% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Pietikäinen voted in the 506 recorded final votes.

For: 433Abstention: 7Against: 23Excused: 31Did not vote: 1291.5%Turnout
For43385.6%
Abstention71.4%
Against234.5%
Excused 9 days316.1%
Did not vote122.4%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Pietikäinen voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

0255075100S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 94.2 %94.2 %RenewRenew Europe: 93.5 %93.5 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 90.9 %90.9 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 85.3 %85.3 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 67.6 %67.6 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 54.9 %54.9 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 39.7 %39.7 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 24.6 %24.6 %

Joint approval

Of Pietikäinen'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 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

0255075100S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 96.8 %96.8 %RenewRenew Europe: 96.1 %96.1 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 94.7 %94.7 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 87.1 %87.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 70.9 %70.9 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 55.2 %55.2 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 41.8 %41.8 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 25.2 %25.2 %

On the winning side

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

96.1% on the winning side438 of 456 votes
Votes For → file adopted 427 / 433 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 11 / 23 · 48 %

Turnout & behaviour over time

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

Dezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 0% Turnout2024Januar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 0% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 0% 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 · 100% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 96% 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 · 88% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 97% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 76% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 100% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 96% 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 · 100% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 100% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
7
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
12
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.7 min per speech
679
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Finnish (4) · English (3)

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