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Member

Martin SCHIRDEWAN

The Left · Germany

Group
The Left
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
89.8 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
89.1 %ⓘ of 551 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 86.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
DIE LINKE.
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
16 of 460 votesⓘ
Committees
ECON, INTA (substitute)
Member id
190517
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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.

Roll-call participation ⓘ

89.8 %

557 of 620 final votes while in office

The Left median: 86.9 % (+2.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

89.1 %

491 of 551 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 86.6 % (+2.5 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

3.5 %

16 of 460 votes where their group had a clear line

1 opposite (for ↔ against), 7 abstained against the line, 8 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

15.6 %

87 of 557 votes cast

Participation 89.8 % — The Left median 86.9 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Martin SCHIRDEWAN89.8 %
The Left median86.9 %
Lowest in the group37.7 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members47
With majority line 89.1 % — The Left median 86.6 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Martin SCHIRDEWAN89.1 %
The Left median86.6 %
Lowest in the group64.5 %
Highest in the group91.8 %
Members47
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. 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.

Votes, 5 928

Export

Every 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.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 19 — part 1 452 for, 123 against, 107 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 107, adding text after paragraph 17 — part 2 314 for, 322 against, 32 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 107, adding text after paragraph 17 — part 1 439 for, 163 against, 72 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 106, adding text after paragraph 16 — part 2 278 for, 357 against, 40 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 106, adding text after paragraph 16 — part 1 425 for, 189 against, 60 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 15 215 for, 391 against, 70 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 15 — part 4 584 for, 51 against, 22 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 15 — part 3 422 for, 183 against, 57 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 15 — part 2 448 for, 159 against, 65 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 15 — part 1 475 for, 138 against, 63 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 53 to paragraph 15 205 for, 395 against, 69 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 2 99 for, 538 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 1 216 for, 399 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 104 to paragraph 13 356 for, 229 against, 86 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 11 83 for, 536 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 10 251 for, 309 against, 116 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 7 206 for, 447 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 7 — part 2 420 for, 222 against, 32 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 4 to paragraph 7 239 for, 353 against, 80 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 6 64 for, 572 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 5 118 for, 510 against, 52 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 5 286 for, 261 against, 129 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 48 to paragraph 5 102 for, 550 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 4 89 for, 561 against, 27 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 46 to paragraph 4 — part 2 101 for, 550 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 46 to paragraph 4 — part 1 432 for, 207 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 3 407 for, 212 against, 60 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 2 75 for, 547 against, 60 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 2 248 for, 381 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 2 173 for, 458 against, 48 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 2 48 for, 555 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 78 for, 582 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 1 75 for, 543 against, 60 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 199 for, 447 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 68 for, 497 against, 99 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 102 to paragraph 1 94 for, 533 against, 49 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 38, adding text before paragraph 1 57 for, 582 against, 23 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 37, adding text before paragraph 1 93 for, 557 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 36, adding text before paragraph 1 87 for, 520 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 442 for, 98 against, 126 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 9, adding text after recital U 73 for, 541 against, 49 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 8, adding text after recital U 100 for, 541 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 7, adding text after recital U 95 for, 535 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 6, adding text after recital U 69 for, 532 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 25 99 for, 444 against, 128 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 25 101 for, 495 against, 74 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 28 to paragraph 25 336 for, 274 against, 57 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Paragraph 24 — part 2 468 for, 113 against, 86 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 23 84 for, 535 against, 50 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Paragraph 23 — part 2 472 for, 104 against, 73 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained

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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 10 of 80 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

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 Left

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
Martin GÜNTHER The LeftGermany96 % of 2 538 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly95 % of 4 552 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal95 % of 4 265 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain94 % of 4 550 shared87 %
Özlem DEMIREL The LeftGermany94 % of 4 606 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain94 % of 4 806 shared87 %
Mimmo LUCANO The LeftItaly94 % of 2 508 shared87 %
Konstantinos ARVANITIS The LeftGreece93 % of 4 196 shared87 %
Rudi KENNES The LeftBelgium93 % of 5 239 shared87 %
Sebastian EVERDING Former memberThe LeftGermany93 % of 4 797 shared87 %

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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
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain87 % of 4 252 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain86 % of 4 823 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly85 % of 5 102 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly84 % of 4 461 shared77 %
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ GreensSpain84 % of 4 226 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance84 % of 5 191 shared77 %
Leoluca ORLANDO GreensItaly84 % of 4 613 shared77 %
Ignazio Roberto MARINO GreensItaly83 % of 3 997 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance83 % of 4 727 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium83 % of 4 952 shared77 %

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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 Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on International TradeINTA CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European UnionHOUS Special committeeSubstitute23 Jan 2025now
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of ChinaD-CN DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on Trade UnionsIG10-24 Intergroup / working groupMember31 Jan 2025now

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
European Central Bank – annual report 2026RapporteurECON23 Sept 2026
European Central Bank – annual report 2026Shadow rapporteurECON23 Sept 2026
Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of KoreaShadow rapporteurINTA17 Sept 2026
Mission to San Francisco 24th August 2026Official delegationD-US17 Jul 2026
Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034Shadow rapporteur for an opinionECON30 Apr 2026
Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel marketShadow rapporteurINTA18 Mar 2026
Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provisionShadow rapporteurECON10 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)Shadow rapporteurECON23 Feb 2026
Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaShadow rapporteurINTA30 Oct 2025
Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsShadow rapporteurINTA30 Oct 2025

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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.

46 contributions recorded; 39 on behalf of their group; 97 minutes of speaking time.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
16 Sept 2026State of the Union (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 2026Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
15 Jun 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America - Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
29 Apr 2026EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 3 minRead
26 Mar 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America (A10-0069/2026 - Bernd Lange) (vote) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
26 Mar 2026EU-US trade deal (joint debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
10 Mar 2026Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
10 Mar 2026Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
10 Mar 2026Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate) Speech · 2 minRead
9 Mar 2026Order of business Speech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 44

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
10 Sept 2026Participation in the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition E-10-2026-003618Written questionNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
1 Jul 2026PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 B-10-2026-0338Motion for a resolutionwith 246 co-authors—
12 Jun 2026Misuse of EU funds in Athens’ Prosfygika district: partnership principle violations and fundamental rights concerns E-10-2026-002432Written questionwith 27 co-authors19 Aug 2026
20 May 2026Stakeholder consultation in preparation for the review of the securitisation framework P-10-2026-002088Priority written question26 Jun 2026
15 Apr 2026Links with Hüseyin Doğru P-10-2026-001541Priority written question30 Jul 2026
20 Mar 2026Transfer of European citizens’ biometric data to the Trump administration O-10-2026-000015Oral questionwith 48 co-authorsNot yet answered
16 Feb 2026Follow-up question to the Commission’s answer to question P-004836/2025 E-10-2026-000655Written question27 Mar 2026
16 Feb 2026Impact of the so-called Side-by-Side agreement on EU Member States’ tax revenues P-10-2026-000656Priority written question25 Mar 2026
9 Feb 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire B-10-2026-0114Motion for a resolutionwith 5 co-authors—

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Amendments tabled in committee, 22

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
7 Jul 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision ECON-AM-790235 ECON3
7 Jul 2026Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision ECON-AM-789865 ECON20
10 Jun 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment ECON-AM-789934 ECON4
13 Apr 2026Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 ECON-AM-786962 ECON35
25 Mar 2026Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region INTA-AM-786782 INTA3
6 Feb 2026Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures ECON-AM-782501 ECON1
6 Jan 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation ECON-AM-782502 ECON2
19 Dec 2025Legal tender of euro banknotes and coins ECON-AM-781237 ECON2
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781501 ECON12
5 Dec 2025Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market INTA-AM-781298 INTA16

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

  • Delegation Germany 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 e994c83b5003 (27 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
27 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Martin SCHIRDEWAN”. Member record. memberId 190517. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/190517?page=104&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 27 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/190517. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/190517?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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-190517,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Martin SCHIRDEWAN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/190517?page=104&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/190517?page=104&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-27},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 190517. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/190517. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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}
}