Member
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN
ECR · Netherlands
- Group
- ECR Changed group: EPP 16 Jul 2024 – 10 Mar 2026 → ECR since 11 Mar 2026
- Country
- Netherlands
- Roll-call participation
- 98.3 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls Changed group in this period: not compared with a single group’s median.
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.
Chamber median: 90.2 %
746 opposite (for ↔ against), 484 abstained against the line, 31 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Compared with each group they sat in
| Group | Participation | With majority line | Against clear line | Abstention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPP 17 Jul 2024 – 10 Mar 2026 | 97.8 % of 4 079 median 89.6 % (+8.2 pts) | 70.3 % of 3 989 median 93.7 % (−23.4 pts) | 27.6 % of 3 780 | 9.5 % of 3 989 |
| ECR 11 Mar 2026 – 17 Sept 2026 | 99.4 % of 1 849 median 93.1 % (+6.3 pts) | 82.2 % of 1 835 median 89.4 % (−7.1 pts) | 14.0 % of 1 569 | 14.5 % of 1 838 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes.
- “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 in this period: each vote counts them in the group of that day, and they are compared with each group over the roll calls held while they sat in it — not with one group’s median.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 6 | 431 for, 195 against, 41 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 5 | 435 for, 190 against, 39 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 4 | 538 for, 123 against, 16 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 3 | 562 for, 75 against, 36 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 2 | 436 for, 187 against, 44 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 37 — part 1 | 560 for, 101 against, 18 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 24 — part 3 | 529 for, 105 against, 45 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 24 — part 2 | 439 for, 190 against, 41 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 24 — part 1 | 577 for, 57 against, 51 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 23 — part 4 | 361 for, 280 against, 27 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 23 — part 3 | 452 for, 155 against, 59 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 23 — part 2 | 525 for, 104 against, 52 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 23 — part 1 | 593 for, 40 against, 48 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 22 — part 2 | 454 for, 169 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum Paragraph 22 — part 1 | 613 for, 39 against, 29 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 490 for, 147 against, 49 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 31 | 100 for, 554 against, 22 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 21 to paragraph 25 | 106 for, 547 against, 25 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 4 to paragraph 23 | 141 for, 531 against, 14 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 20 to paragraph 8 | 112 for, 520 against, 44 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 19 to paragraph 7 | 107 for, 551 against, 25 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 18 to paragraph 5 | 96 for, 546 against, 31 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 17 to paragraph 4 | 95 for, 536 against, 43 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 1 | 97 for, 547 against, 22 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 | 154 for, 513 against, 5 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 461 for, 121 against, 107 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 20 to recital L | 470 for, 86 against, 130 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 9, adding text after recital H | 187 for, 432 against, 63 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 1 to recital C | 243 for, 416 against, 28 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 8, adding text after citation 23 | 194 for, 461 against, 28 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 85 | 103 for, 566 against, 15 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 79 | 202 for, 454 against, 10 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 79 | 170 for, 468 against, 31 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 78 | 165 for, 487 against, 30 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 6 to paragraph 76 | 541 for, 97 against, 52 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 5 to paragraph 68 | 562 for, 62 against, 60 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 45 | 177 for, 464 against, 42 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 15 to paragraph 37 | 143 for, 477 against, 50 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 31 | 189 for, 447 against, 32 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 4 to paragraph 29 | 235 for, 422 against, 30 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 25 to paragraph 8 | 229 for, 427 against, 19 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendments 3 + 14 (voted as one) to paragraph 8 | 286 for, 387 against, 16 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 7 | 220 for, 375 against, 92 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 22 to paragraph 7 | 453 for, 120 against, 109 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 6 | 224 for, 434 against, 13 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia Amendment 21 to paragraph 3 | 458 for, 109 against, 118 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 495 for, 130 against, 63 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Amendment 9, adding text after recital M | 212 for, 469 against, 5 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Amendment 8, adding text after recital M | 156 for, 510 against, 17 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Amendment 7, adding text after recital M | 114 for, 547 against, 20 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 | 11 Mar 2026 | now |
| Committee on International TradeINTA Committee | Substitute | 25 Mar 2026 | now |
| Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER Delegation | Substitute | 15 Apr 2026 | now |
| Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary AssemblyDLAT Parliamentary assembly | Member | 25 Mar 2026 | now |
| Intergroup on Sustainable LivestockIG10-15 Intergroup / working group | Member | 31 Jan 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of AnimalsIG10-27 Intergroup / working group | Member | 8 Jan 2025 | now |
| Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Committee on International TradeINTA Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Committee on Regional DevelopmentREGI Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean CommunityDAND Delegation | Vice-chair | 20 Feb 2025 | 10 Mar 2026 |
Dossiers
| Dossier | Role | Committee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLat meeting mexico | Official delegation | DLAT | 21 May 2026 |
| Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | AGRI | 11 Jan 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 America | Opinion rapporteur | AGRI | 3 Nov 2025 |
| No dossier named | Delegation vice-chair | DAND | 9 Sept 2025 |
| 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? | Shadow rapporteur | AGRI | 17 Jun 2025 |
| eurolat meeting lima Peru | Official delegation | DLAT | 22 May 2025 |
| No dossier named | Delegation vice-chair | DAND | 16 Jan 2025 |
| INI | Shadow rapporteur | AGRI | 16 Jan 2025 |
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 24
- Foreign affairs 18
- Economy & single market 16
- Health 9
- Trade & customs 9
- EU budget & funds 8
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 5
- Climate & environment 3
- Justice, rule of law & rights 3
- Defence & security 2
- EU institutions & Parliament 2
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.
32 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 39 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 28
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 80
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 European Conservatives and Reformists ECR · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical
- Group European People’s Party EPP · Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism
National delegation
- Delegation Netherlands 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 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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
- 1 October 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Jessika VAN LEEUWEN”. Member record. memberId 256983. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256983?page=79&roles=all&vscope=all (retrieved 1 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256983. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256983?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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-256983,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Jessika VAN LEEUWEN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256983?page=79&roles=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256983?page=79&roles=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-10-01},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256983. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256983. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 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}
}