Member · Former member
Sebastian EVERDING
The Left · Germany · left on 12 September 2026
- Group
- The Left
- Country
- Germany
- Roll-call participation
- 94.2 %ⓘ of 5 568 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
- With majority line
- 92.8 %ⓘ of 5 237 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 92.8 %
More facts (4)
- National party
- Die Tierschutzpartei PARTEI MENSCH KLIMA TIERSCHUTZ
- In office
- 16 Jul 2024 – 12 Sept 2026 (left on 12 September 2026)
- Against clear line
- 222 of 4 851 votesⓘ
- Member id
- 256961
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 ⓘ
94.2 %
5 247 of 5 568 roll calls while in office
The Left median: 88.5 % (+5.8 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
92.8 %
4 858 of 5 237 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 92.8 % (±0.0 pts)
54 opposite (for ↔ against), 124 abstained against the line, 44 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Sebastian EVERDING | 94.2 % |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Sebastian EVERDING | 92.8 % |
| 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 final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Montenegro | Adopted 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Albania | Adopted 483 for, 103 against, 70 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia | Adopted 411 for, 120 against, 120 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina | Adopted 478 for, 116 against, 54 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Kosovo | Adopted 412 for, 174 against, 58 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace | Adopted 431 for, 111 against, 103 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 2025 Commission report on Georgia | Adopted 436 for, 145 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America | Passed 440 for, 151 against, 50 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods | Passed 444 for, 152 against, 54 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) | Passed 423 for, 57 against, 174 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Passed 560 for, 75 against, 25 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel | Consent given 563 for, 44 against, 56 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver | Passed 602 for, 47 against, 11 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 16 Jun 2026 | European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded | Adopted 426 for, 140 against, 107 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values | Adopted 434 for, 128 against, 104 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security | Adopted 415 for, 105 against, 142 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries | Adopted 344 for, 237 against, 66 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 21 May 2026 | Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures | Negotiating mandate approved 294 for, 192 against, 90 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 21 May 2026 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation | Negotiating mandate approved 294 for, 194 against, 86 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 21 May 2026 | Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package) | Negotiating mandate approved 369 for, 126 against, 84 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 21 May 2026 | Rights, support and protection of victims of crime | Passed 440 for, 49 against, 84 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 May 2026 | Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran | Adopted 516 for, 14 against, 39 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 21 May 2026 | Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts | Adopted 480 for, 5 against, 83 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 May 2026 | The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia | Adopted 469 for, 38 against, 62 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 May 2026 | The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward | Adopted 337 for, 178 against, 44 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 21 May 2026 | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | Adopted 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 21 May 2026 | The need to reduce work-related fatalities | Adopted 395 for, 12 against, 41 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement | Consent given 493 for, 104 against, 45 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36 | Consent given 644 for, 1 against, 2 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 20 May 2026 | United Nations Convention against Cybercrime | Consent given 497 for, 91 against, 46 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters | Consent given 581 for, 12 against, 45 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol | Consent given 476 for, 101 against, 74 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol | Consent given 545 for, 89 against, 15 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument | Consent given 466 for, 169 against, 14 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution) | Adopted 423 for, 16 against, 208 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 20 May 2026 | The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins | Adopted 518 for, 31 against, 102 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 20 May 2026 | Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Adopted 369 for, 160 against, 112 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 20 May 2026 | Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Adopted 347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 20 May 2026 | Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade | Adopted 527 for, 62 against, 59 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 19 May 2026 | Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market | Passed 606 for, 16 against, 39 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 19 May 2026 | Screening of foreign investments in the Union | Passed 508 for, 64 against, 90 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 19 May 2026 | Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines | Passed 537 for, 17 against, 83 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine | Consent given 465 for, 57 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti | Adopted 511 for, 21 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 30 Apr 2026 | New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities | Adopted 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela | Adopted 507 for, 31 against, 35 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament | Adopted 401 for, 116 against, 68 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union | Adopted 502 for, 46 against, 42 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 30 Apr 2026 | How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? | Adopted 426 for, 119 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions | Adopted 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
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.
Dossiers
No rapporteur, shadow or negotiator role recorded this term.
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 61
- Climate & environment 51
- Foreign affairs 50
- Economy & single market 22
- Health 22
- Justice, rule of law & rights 20
- Digital, AI & data 14
- EU budget & funds 11
- Trade & customs 11
- Migration & asylum 10
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 10
- Defence & security 9
- EU institutions & Parliament 6
- Transport & tourism 5
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; 15 on behalf of their group; 68 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 136
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 170
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 Germany 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 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). “Sebastian EVERDING”. Member record. memberId 256961. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?amendments=all&docs=all&page=2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256961. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256961?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-256961,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Sebastian EVERDING}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?amendments=all&docs=all&page=2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256961?amendments=all&docs=all&page=2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256961. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256961. 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}
}