Portrait of Sandra Kalniete
Member profile · European Parliament

Sandra Kalniete

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)Jaunā Vienotība
Member state
Latvia
Place of birth
Tomskas apg. Kolpaševas raj. Toguras ciems
Member of the EP since
2009
Committee
Committee on Foreign Affairs · Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee · Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Substitute committee
Committee on International Trade · Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee · Committee on Culture and Education
Delegations
Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly (subst.)
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
89.1%
Turnout
490 of 550 voted
1
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
3.5%
Dissent rate
17 of 490 votes
EPP
Closest group
97% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Kalniete voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 464Against: 26Did not vote: 6089.1%Turnout
For46484.4%
Abstention00.0%
Against264.7%
Did not vote6010.9%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Kalniete 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: 96.5 %96.5 %RenewRenew Europe: 94.1 %94.1 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 91.4 %91.4 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 80.4 %80.4 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 70.0 %70.0 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 51.0 %51.0 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 43.3 %43.3 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 25.5 %25.5 %

Joint approval

Of Kalniete'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: 96.8 %96.8 %RenewRenew Europe: 95.0 %95.0 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 93.8 %93.8 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 82.5 %82.5 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 72.2 %72.2 %The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 52.4 %52.4 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 44.6 %44.6 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 25.6 %25.6 %

On the winning side

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

96.7% on the winning side474 of 490 votes
Votes For → file adopted 458 / 464 · 99 %
Votes Against → file rejected 16 / 26 · 62 %

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 · 100% 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 · 0% TurnoutNovember III · Straßburg · 25.11. – 28.11. · 19 votes · 0% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 81% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 100% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 100% 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 · 97% TurnoutMai II · Brüssel · 21.05. – 22.05. · 6 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 16.06. – 19.06. · 20 votes · 70% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 100% 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 · 100% 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 · 100% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 76% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 97% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 97% Turnout
Plenary speeches
34
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
49
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.4 min per speech
337
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Latvian (34)

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