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Tom BERENDSEN

EPP · Netherlands · left on 22 February 2026

Group
EPP PPE
Country
Netherlands
Roll-call participation
98.2 %ⓘ of 3 838 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
97.3 %ⓘ of 3 770 votes where the group had a line · EPP median 93.6 %
More facts (4)
National party
CDA Christen Democratisch Appèl
In office
16 Jul 2024 – 22 Feb 2026 (left on 22 February 2026)
Against clear line
60 of 3 569 votesⓘ
Member id
197778
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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 ⓘ

98.2 %

3 770 of 3 838 roll calls while in office

EPP median: 89.9 % (+8.3 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

97.3 %

3 670 of 3 770 votes where their group had a line

EPP median: 93.6 % (+3.7 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

1.7 %

60 of 3 569 votes where their group had a clear line

32 opposite (for ↔ against), 28 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

1.5 %

55 of 3 770 votes cast

Participation 98.2 % — EPP median 89.9 %, 196 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 196 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Tom BERENDSEN98.2 %
EPP median89.9 %
Lowest in the group17.0 %
Highest in the group99.6 %
Members196
With majority line 97.3 % — EPP median 93.6 %, 196 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 196 members of the EPP with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Tom BERENDSEN97.3 %
EPP median93.6 %
Lowest in the group70.2 %
Highest in the group99.5 %
Members196
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. 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.

Votes, 3 838

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 Feb 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Paragraph 4 — part 2 250 for, 310 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Paragraph 4 — part 1 467 for, 100 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 211 for, 358 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights Separate vote on paragraph 3 253 for, 321 against, 6 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 385 for, 141 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 10, adding text after recital AG 265 for, 273 against, 42 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Recital O — part 2 269 for, 302 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Recital O — part 1 397 for, 133 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Recital D — part 2 220 for, 319 against, 39 abstainedPosition: For ≠ groupMajority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Recital D — part 1 426 for, 72 against, 82 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Separate vote on paragraph 65 253 for, 320 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Separate vote on paragraph 64 253 for, 317 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 63 261 for, 266 against, 51 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 55 491 for, 13 against, 74 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 7 to paragraph 50 309 for, 236 against, 28 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 48 421 for, 74 against, 83 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 47 291 for, 238 against, 50 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 46 251 for, 309 against, 20 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 35 400 for, 111 against, 67 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 6 to paragraph 31 284 for, 281 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Paragraph 22 — part 2 276 for, 262 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Paragraph 22 — part 1 377 for, 166 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Separate vote on paragraph 17 247 for, 291 against, 43 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Separate vote on paragraph 16 245 for, 332 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Paragraph 4 — part 2 274 for, 298 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Paragraph 4 — part 1 410 for, 119 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Separate vote on paragraph 2 294 for, 282 against, 6 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy Amendment 1 157 for, 411 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain Final vote on the provisional agreementPassed 555 for, 0 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 502 for, 2 against, 59 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts Amendment 3 to recital D 175 for, 377 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 524 for, 3 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 5, adding text after recital F 257 for, 275 against, 36 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 1, adding text after recital D 423 for, 120 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 10 249 for, 295 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 4 to paragraph 10 193 for, 348 against, 25 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 250 for, 290 against, 27 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Feb 2026Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran Amendment 6 to paragraph 1 299 for, 244 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 514 for, 3 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine Paragraph 5 — part 2 418 for, 89 against, 66 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Feb 2026Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine Amendment 1 to paragraph 5 155 for, 391 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified cotton T304-40 Final vote on the motion for a resolutionObjection passed 428 for, 156 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 Final vote on the motion for a resolutionObjection passed 463 for, 164 against, 21 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2) Final vote on the motion for a resolutionObjection passed 462 for, 169 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Genetically modified soybean DBN-09004-6 Final vote on the motion for a resolutionObjection passed 461 for, 169 against, 22 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026EU strategic defence and security partnerships Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 440 for, 119 against, 85 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Feb 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino Final vote — text as a wholeInterim report adopted 552 for, 24 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Feb 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino Amendment 5 to paragraph 29 170 for, 472 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino Amendment 4 to paragraph 26 89 for, 547 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Feb 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino Amendment 3 to paragraph 15 89 for, 553 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against

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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 2 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 EPP

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
Jeroen LENAERS EPPNetherlands100 % of 3 759 shared89 %
Ingeborg TER LAAK EPPNetherlands100 % of 3 742 shared89 %
Siegfried MUREŞAN EPPRomania97 % of 3 594 shared89 %
Sven SIMON EPPGermany97 % of 3 045 shared89 %
Manfred WEBER EPPGermany97 % of 2 789 shared89 %
Axel VOSS EPPGermany97 % of 2 955 shared89 %
Pekka TOVERI EPPFinland97 % of 3 321 shared89 %
Christine SCHNEIDER Former memberEPPGermany97 % of 2 984 shared89 %
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ EPPLithuania97 % of 3 093 shared89 %
Oliver SCHENK EPPGermany97 % of 3 686 shared89 %

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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
Urmas PAET RenewEstonia89 % of 3 682 shared82 %
Andreas GLÜCK RenewGermany89 % of 2 345 shared82 %
Anouk VAN BRUG RenewNetherlands88 % of 2 316 shared82 %
Hilde VAUTMANS RenewBelgium88 % of 3 594 shared82 %
Bart GROOTHUIS RenewNetherlands88 % of 3 098 shared82 %
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN RenewGermany88 % of 2 660 shared82 %
Moritz KÖRNER RenewGermany88 % of 3 672 shared82 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania88 % of 3 247 shared82 %
Malik AZMANI RenewNetherlands88 % of 3 737 shared82 %
Svenja HAHN RenewGermany88 % of 3 368 shared82 %

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Work

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

Dossiers

No rapporteur, shadow or negotiator role recorded this term.

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.

24 contributions recorded; 35 minutes of speaking time.

Show all 24 recent contributions

Questions and motions, 14

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
18 Dec 2025European commitment to small modular (maritime) nuclear reactors E-10-2025-005005Written question9 Mar 2026
18 Dec 2025Stop the Russian nickel trade via Rotterdam E-10-2025-005006Written question12 Feb 2026
17 Dec 2025Acquisitions of Notified Bodies by companies from third countries E-10-2025-004986Written question24 Feb 2026
23 Jul 2025Exemption for temporary construction emissions and depositions for sustainable projects P-10-2025-003051Priority written question3 Sept 2025
2 Jul 2025Ensuring that demand meets supply in the CO<sub>2</sub> storage market E-10-2025-002712Written questionwith 1 co-author12 Sept 2025
10 Jun 2025MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Clean Industrial Deal B-10-2025-0277Motion for a resolution—
5 Jun 2025Clean Industrial Deal O-10-2025-000020Oral questionNot yet answered
27 May 2025Increase in number of attacks with explosives in the Netherlands – Need for European action E-10-2025-002111Written questionwith 1 co-author31 Jul 2025
2 May 2025Apollo Vredestein workers fall victim to inadequate State aid rules P-10-2025-001790Priority written question18 Jun 2025
17 Mar 2025Tackling barriers to collecting road traffic fines and parking charges from foreign motorists E-10-2025-001123Written question2 Jun 2025
17 Feb 2025Crucial European blacklist of unruly airline passengers to ensure aviation safety E-10-2025-000714Written question24 Apr 2025
27 Sept 2024European sanctions against Russia leave a loophole for imports back door open for imports of Russian liquefied gas E-10-2024-001861Written question8 Nov 2024
26 Sept 2024The spread of bluetongue virus throughout the EU E-10-2024-001845Written questionwith 39 co-authors15 Nov 2024
18 Jul 2024Rising Russian gas imports undermine European plans to become independent of Russian gas E-10-2024-001376Written question23 Sept 2024

Amendments tabled in committee, 7

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 group

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 f37e5638cded (25 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
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Tom BERENDSEN”. Member record. memberId 197778. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197778?docs=all&page=3&vscope=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197778. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197778?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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-197778,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Tom BERENDSEN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197778?docs=all&page=3&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197778?docs=all&page=3&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197778. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197778. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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}
}