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Sander SMIT

ECR · Netherlands

Group
ECR Changed group: EPP 16 Jul 2024 – 10 Mar 2026 → ECR since 11 Mar 2026
Country
Netherlands
Roll-call participation
100.0 %ⓘ of 66 roll calls in office · chamber median 93.9 % · 2024 (from july), final votes
With majority line
84.8 %ⓘ of 66 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 95.3 %
More facts (5)
National party
BBB BoerBurgerBeweging
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
8 of 54 votesⓘ
Committees
AFCO, ENVI (substitute), PECH (substitute)
Member id
125325
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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.

Period Whole term2024 (from July)20252026
Custom dates

Roll-call participation ⓘ

100.0 %

66 of 66 final votes while in office

EPP median: 92.4 % (+7.6 pts)

Chamber median: 93.9 %

With majority line ⓘ

84.8 %

56 of 66 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 95.3 % (−10.5 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

14.8 %

8 of 54 votes where their group had a clear line

2 opposite (for ↔ against), 6 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

9.1 %

6 of 66 votes cast

Participation 100.0 % — EPP median 92.4 %, 184 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 184 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Sander SMIT100.0 %
EPP median92.4 %
Lowest in the group37.9 %
Highest in the group100.0 %
Members184
With majority line 84.8 % — EPP median 95.3 %, 152 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 152 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Sander SMIT84.8 %
EPP median95.3 %
Lowest in the group69.8 %
Highest in the group100.0 %
Members152
  • 2024 (from July), 66 final votes; 66 of 81 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of EPP; 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.
  • This member changed group during the term, but sat in EPP throughout this period; each vote counts them in the group of that day.

Votes, 620

Export

Every final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
18 Jun 2025The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report Adopted 405 for, 210 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
18 Jun 20252023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro Adopted 470 for, 102 against, 77 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 20252023 and 2024 reports on Moldova Adopted 456 for, 118 against, 51 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte Passed 653 for, 7 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) Passed 599 for, 2 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022 Consent given 488 for, 137 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Consent given 583 for, 78 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union. Adopted 557 for, 75 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure) Adopted 653 for, 0 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy Adopted 622 for, 24 against, 21 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville Rejected 282 for, 340 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 May 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism Passed 564 for, 20 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Passed 411 for, 100 against, 78 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
22 May 2025Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production Passed 374 for, 176 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation as regards securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio Passed 436 for, 149 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe Passed 489 for, 55 against, 38 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 Adopted 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027 Passed 458 for, 101 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) Passed 371 for, 162 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Passed 425 for, 106 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Screening of foreign investments in the Union Passed 378 for, 173 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union Passed 354 for, 147 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 Objection passed 373 for, 150 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 May 2025Violations of religious freedom in Tibet Adopted 478 for, 30 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia Adopted 516 for, 3 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Ninth report on economic and social cohesion Adopted 392 for, 125 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Competition policy – annual report 2024 Adopted 358 for, 124 against, 79 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
8 May 2025Banking Union – annual report 2024 Adopted 345 for, 135 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 May 2025Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market Adopted 306 for, 80 against, 57 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Amending of the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Urgent procedure agreed 316 for, 291 against, 27 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Amending of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges Urgent procedure agreed 370 for, 268 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Discharge decision adopted 412 for, 245 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament Discharge decision adopted 513 for, 119 against, 20 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Discharge decision adopted 588 for, 62 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Discharge decision adopted 541 for, 97 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors Discharge decision adopted 630 for, 16 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Discharge decision adopted 538 for, 96 against, 27 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Discharge decision adopted 549 for, 97 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Discharge decision adopted 568 for, 54 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Discharge decision adopted 564 for, 61 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service Discharge decision adopted 519 for, 126 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Discharge decision adopted 481 for, 157 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: Agencies Discharge decision adopted 473 for, 120 against, 64 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings Discharge decision adopted 513 for, 101 against, 39 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 2025A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world Adopted 317 for, 206 against, 123 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 May 2025The European Water Resilience Strategy Adopted 470 for, 81 against, 92 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye Adopted 367 for, 74 against, 188 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Serbia Adopted 419 for, 113 against, 88 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo Adopted 353 for, 145 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
6 May 2025Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024 Consent given 514 for, 126 against, 6 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For

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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 on 0 of 16 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table
Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 202411
18 Sept 202422
19 Sept 202466
8 Oct 202411
9 Oct 202422
10 Oct 202411
22 Oct 202455
23 Oct 202422
24 Oct 202422
14 Nov 202455
26 Nov 202488
27 Nov 202477
28 Nov 202466
17 Dec 202466
18 Dec 202477
19 Dec 202455

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.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within the same group (on the day of each vote)

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group ECRNetherlands98 % of 5 262 shared87 %
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA ECRCroatia83 % of 1 539 shared81 %
Diego SOLIER changed group ECRSpain83 % of 1 709 shared81 %
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group ECRSpain82 % of 1 718 shared81 %
Ivaylo VALCHEV ECRBulgaria82 % of 1 677 shared81 %
Adrian-George AXINIA ECRRomania81 % of 1 712 shared81 %
Marco SQUARTA ECRItaly81 % of 1 203 shared81 %
Jaak MADISON ECREstonia80 % of 1 472 shared81 %
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI ECRLithuania80 % of 1 376 shared81 %
Paolo INSELVINI ECRItaly80 % of 1 621 shared81 %

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Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Alexandr VONDRA ECRCzechia70 % of 3 426 shared50 %
Bert-Jan RUISSEN ECRNetherlands69 % of 3 596 shared50 %
Jaak MADISON ECREstonia69 % of 2 921 shared50 %
Aurelijus VERYGA ECRLithuania69 % of 3 555 shared50 %
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK ECRCzechia68 % of 3 600 shared50 %
Antonín STANĚK PatriotsCzechia68 % of 2 983 shared55 %
Giuseppe MILAZZO ECRItaly68 % of 1 802 shared50 %
Reinis POZŅAKS ECRLatvia68 % of 3 395 shared50 %
Branko GRIMS changed group No groupSlovenia68 % of 1 476 shared49 %
Ruggero RAZZA ECRItaly68 % of 3 005 shared50 %

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Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
BodyRoleFromTo
Committee on Constitutional AffairsAFCO CommitteeMember11 Mar 2026now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeSubstitute11 Mar 2026now
Committee on FisheriesPECH CommitteeSubstitute11 Mar 2026now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA DelegationSubstitute26 Mar 2026now
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assemblyMember27 Apr 2026now
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDPAC Parliamentary assemblyMember27 Apr 2026now
Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and CountrysideIG10-04 Intergroup / working groupMember4 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural RoutesIG10-11 Intergroup / working groupMember29 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Sustainable LivestockIG10-15 Intergroup / working groupMember31 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas (SEARICA)IG10-20 Intergroup / working groupMember17 Feb 2025now

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Dossiers

Show all 6 dossier roles

Topics they work on (model-assigned)

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.

56 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 60 minutes of speaking time.

Show all 40 recent contributions

Questions and motions, 61

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
DateTitleKindAnswer
24 Aug 2026Reports of verbal and physical harassment within the European Commission E-10-2026-003307Written questionwith 1 co-authorNot yet answered
19 Aug 2026Framework and support for small-scale EU coastal fishers in relation to emerging bluefin tuna stocks in the North Sea E-10-2026-003298Written questionwith 2 co-authorsNot yet answered
23 Jul 2026Methane Regulation and threat to the security of supply of oil and gas P-10-2026-003107Priority written question4 Sept 2026
14 Jul 2026Transparency and subsidiarity safeguards for LGBTIQ-related funding under AgoraEU and CERV+ E-10-2026-002903Written questionwith 11 co-authors25 Aug 2026
1 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation (EU) of 27 March 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and infection with epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus and introducing a derogation for movements of registered equine animals B-10-2026-0342Motion for a resolutionwith 40 co-authors—
18 Jun 2026Human trafficking and human rights violations through recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine E-10-2026-002532Written questionwith 27 co-authors6 Aug 2026
18 Jun 2026Inclusion of surrogacy in the new EU strategy to combat trafficking in human beings E-10-2026-002535Written questionwith 19 co-authors4 Aug 2026
17 Jun 2026Turkish interference with aircraft carrying EU Defence Ministers travelling to the Republic of Cyprus E-10-2026-002522Written questionwith 5 co-authors3 Aug 2026
20 May 2026Council debate on targeted revision of EU species-protection rules E-10-2026-002098Written questionwith 5 co-authors16 Jul 2026
11 May 2026Shipment of salmonella-contaminated chicken from Brazil E-10-2026-001939Written questionwith 2 co-authors22 Jul 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 101

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

Date: of the amendment document. Text amended: the dossier and the document’s id. Committee: where the amendments were tabled. Amendments: how many in the document are the member’s.
DateText amendedCommitteeAmendments
17 Jul 2026Multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea PECH-AM-791020 PECH18
16 Jul 2026General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections PECH-AM-791014 PECH8
15 Jul 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790846 ENVI4
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790958 AGRI2
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790915 AGRI3
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790957 AGRI6
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790956 AGRI2
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790899 AGRI1
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790918 AGRI7
13 Jul 2026Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790919 AGRI1

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Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

National delegation

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version
data version 579b2832c723 (26 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
26 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Sander SMIT”. Member record. memberId 125325. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?page=10&period=2024&scope=final (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125325. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/125325?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-125325,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Sander SMIT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?page=10&period=2024&scope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/125325?page=10&period=2024&scope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 125325. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/125325. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}