Member
Luke Ming FLANAGAN
The Left · Ireland
Record
The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.
Roll-call participation ⓘ
77.5 %
4 596 of 5 928 roll calls while in office
The Left median: 88.5 % (−10.9 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
93.9 %
4 302 of 4 583 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 92.8 % (+1.1 pts)
70 opposite (for ↔ against), 83 abstained against the line, 5 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | 77.5 % |
| The Left median | 88.5 % |
| Lowest in the group | 44.2 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.3 % |
| Members | 47 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | 93.9 % |
| The Left median | 92.8 % |
| Lowest in the group | 81.9 % |
| Highest in the group | 96.9 % |
| Members | 47 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of The Left; no ranks.
- “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
- A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 1 | 505 for, 109 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 447 for, 160 against, 43 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AP — part 2 | 336 for, 266 against, 32 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AP — part 1 | 497 for, 108 against, 46 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 4, adding text after Recital AL | 316 for, 298 against, 33 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AL — part 2 | 482 for, 83 against, 77 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AL — part 1 | 571 for, 33 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AJ — part 2 | 394 for, 217 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AJ — part 1 | 468 for, 129 against, 55 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AC — part 2 | 325 for, 269 against, 49 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Recital AC — part 1 | 475 for, 109 against, 68 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Separate vote on citation 16 | 347 for, 257 against, 43 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 28 — part 2 | 459 for, 134 against, 46 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 28 — part 1 | 491 for, 111 against, 51 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 25 — part 2 | 361 for, 218 against, 60 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 25 — part 1 | 518 for, 36 against, 100 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 21 — part 2 | 359 for, 218 against, 62 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 21 — part 1 | 444 for, 152 against, 54 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 6 to paragraph 21 | 312 for, 321 against, 16 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 20 — part 2 | 335 for, 281 against, 24 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 20 — part 1 | 431 for, 184 against, 39 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 19 — part 2 | 369 for, 240 against, 40 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 19 — part 1 | 504 for, 116 against, 33 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 5 to paragraph 16 | 378 for, 213 against, 59 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 12 — part 3 | 491 for, 83 against, 63 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 12 — part 2 | 496 for, 94 against, 55 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 12 — part 1 | 578 for, 37 against, 36 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 | 223 for, 343 against, 86 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 4 — part 2 | 394 for, 227 against, 27 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Paragraph 4 — part 1 | 492 for, 126 against, 34 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 2 | 179 for, 457 against, 17 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Amendment 1 | 180 for, 455 against, 18 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 377 for, 254 against, 31 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 | 156 for, 405 against, 58 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135) Final vote | Adopted 657 for, 0 against, 3 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendments to Biocidal Products Regulation as regards the extension of certain data protection periods Final vote | Passed 591 for, 54 against, 8 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement Final vote on the provisional agreement | Passed 566 for, 67 against, 26 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Final vote | Passed 459 for, 127 against, 70 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Final vote on the provisional agreement | Passed 558 for, 35 against, 52 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendment 139, adding text after Recital 27 | 171 for, 465 against, 10 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendments 125 + 129 (voted as one), adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) | 251 for, 334 against, 48 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendment 127, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) | 169 for, 441 against, 37 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendment 130, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) | 188 for, 437 against, 21 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendment 120 to Article 19, after paragraph 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) — part 3 | 502 for, 128 against, 16 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Amendment 124 to Article 19, After paragraph 1 (corresponds to Article 22 in am 120) | 95 for, 551 against, 9 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Proposal to vote on amendments | 412 for, 225 against, 13 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Proposal to reject the text | 39 for, 600 against, 16 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 389 for, 191 against, 75 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Amendment 66 to paragraph 63 | 164 for, 466 against, 17 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Amendment 6 to paragraph 60 | 349 for, 264 against, 43 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
Roll-call participation
One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.
"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
Data as a table
Voting neighbours
Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.
Work
Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.
Seats
| Body | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on FisheriesPECH Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyD-UK Joint parliamentary committee | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER Delegation | Vice-chair | 3 Oct 2024 | now |
| Intergroup on DisabilityIG10-10 Intergroup / working group | Member | 11 Mar 2025 | now |
| Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER Delegation | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | 2 Oct 2024 |
Dossiers
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 16
- Economy & single market 16
- Foreign affairs 12
- EU budget & funds 8
- Climate & environment 8
- Trade & customs 5
- Defence & security 4
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 4
- Digital, AI & data 3
- Health 3
- EU institutions & Parliament 2
- Justice, rule of law & rights 2
- Migration & asylum 1
- Transport & tourism 1
Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.
In the chamber
Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.
27 contributions recorded; 8 on behalf of their group; 36 minutes of speaking time.
| Date | Debate | Kind | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy (topical debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Evaluation of the common fisheries policy and follow-up (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Evaluation of the common fisheries policy and follow-up (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Presentation of the programme of activities of the Irish Presidency (debate) | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 May 2026 | Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 May 2026 | Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Topical debate requested by a political group (S&D) (Rule 169) - State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States (topical debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Recent peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Common agricultural policy (joint debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Situation in the Middle East (joint debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 17 Jun 2025 | European Ocean Pact (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 1 Apr 2025 | EU Preparedness Union Strategy (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Mar 2025 | A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Mar 2025 | A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Feb 2025 | EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Feb 2025 | EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon and for safeguarding the UNIFIL mission in light of the recent attacks (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon and for safeguarding the UNIFIL mission in light of the recent attacks (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate) | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 Sept 2024 | The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 16 Sept 2024 | Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
Questions and motions, 24
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 73
Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.
Connections
Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.
Political groups this term
- Group The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) The Left · Left · democratic socialism, communism
National delegation
- Delegation Ireland National delegation
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- data version 5a7357168c2a (28 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
- Retrieved
- 28 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Luke Ming FLANAGAN”. Member record. memberId 124985. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124985?page=31&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 28 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124985. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/124985?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-member-124985,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Luke Ming FLANAGAN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124985?page=31&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124985?page=31&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-28},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 124985. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124985. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}