Member · Former member
Sebastiaan STÖTELER
Patriots · Netherlands · left on 11 November 2025
- Group
- Patriots PfE
- Country
- Netherlands
- Roll-call participation
- 80.8 %ⓘ of 2 682 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
- With majority line
- 79.7 %ⓘ of 2 161 votes where the group had a line · Patriots median 82.7 %
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 ⓘ
80.8 %
2 168 of 2 682 roll calls while in office
Patriots median: 91.1 % (−10.3 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
79.7 %
1 723 of 2 161 votes where their group had a line
Patriots median: 82.7 % (−2.9 pts)
88 opposite (for ↔ against), 120 abstained against the line, 22 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Sebastiaan STÖTELER | 80.8 % |
| Patriots median | 91.1 % |
| Lowest in the group | 44.5 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.9 % |
| Members | 89 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Sebastiaan STÖTELER | 79.7 % |
| Patriots median | 82.7 % |
| Lowest in the group | 72.5 % |
| Highest in the group | 92.9 % |
| Members | 89 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of Patriots; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2025 | Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | Adopted 443 for, 4 against, 48 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | VAT: rules for the digital age | Passed 589 for, 42 against, 10 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation | Passed 608 for, 33 against, 8 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 | Objection passed 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 | Objection passed 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine | Consent given 591 for, 9 against, 9 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde | Consent given 507 for, 76 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services | Consent given 562 for, 17 against, 3 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages | Adopted 556 for, 6 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria | Adopted 533 for, 24 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Adopted 480 for, 58 against, 48 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 | Adopted 374 for, 53 against, 163 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Abstained |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus | Adopted 567 for, 25 against, 66 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 21 Jan 2025 | EU/Republic of Serbia agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia | Consent given 505 for, 90 against, 43 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights | Negotiating mandate approved 300 for, 254 against, 21 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov | Adopted 492 for, 28 against, 41 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov | Adopted 446 for, 25 against, 51 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV | Adopted 434 for, 30 against, 89 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women | Adopted 322 for, 163 against, 46 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga | Consent given 545 for, 81 against, 26 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue | Consent given 543 for, 77 against, 31 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | Consent given 591 for, 7 against, 53 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu | Consent given 533 for, 74 against, 26 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees | Adopted 448 for, 161 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office | Adopted 441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office | Adopted 480 for, 148 against, 20 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application | Passed 546 for, 97 against, 7 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters | Passed 644 for, 6 against, 3 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE | Passed 638 for, 10 against, 5 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category | Passed 499 for, 131 against, 27 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper – Belgium | Passed 599 for, 50 against, 7 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023 | Adopted 598 for, 17 against, 37 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law | Adopted 473 for, 23 against, 98 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran | Adopted 562 for, 2 against, 30 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 28 Nov 2024 | The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL | Adopted 492 for, 5 against, 102 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud | Adopted 444 for, 72 against, 82 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia | Adopted 390 for, 135 against, 52 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments | Rejected 152 for, 378 against, 26 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu | Passed 627 for, 6 against, 37 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024 | Passed 660 for, 11 against, 4 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates | Passed 525 for, 75 against, 81 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay | Objection failed 123 for, 511 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 27 Nov 2024 | 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text | Adopted 418 for, 185 against, 67 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme | Rejected 154 for, 507 against, 19 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Election of the Commission | Commission elected 370 for, 282 against, 36 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 | Objection passed 474 for, 171 against, 13 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified cotton COT102 | Objection passed 496 for, 143 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations | Objection passed 476 for, 169 against, 14 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Genetically modified maize MON 810 | Objection passed 464 for, 163 against, 27 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)
- Foreign affairs 22
- EU budget & funds 9
- Defence & security 6
- Economy & single market 6
- EU institutions & Parliament 6
- Migration & asylum 4
- Climate & environment 2
- Energy 1
- Health 1
- Justice, rule of law & rights 1
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 1
- Trade & customs 1
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.
17 contributions recorded; 9 on behalf of their group; 28 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 23
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 27
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
- Group Patriots for Europe Patriots · Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism
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 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). “Sebastiaan STÖTELER”. Member record. memberId 256991. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256991?nb=all&page=5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256991. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256991?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-256991,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Sebastiaan STÖTELER}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256991?nb=all&page=5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256991?nb=all&page=5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256991. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256991. 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}
}