Skip to content

Member

Sebastian KRUIS

Patriots · Netherlands

Group
Patriots PfE
Country
Netherlands
Roll-call participation
88.9 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
74.5 %ⓘ of 550 votes where the group had a line · Patriots median 80.0 %
More facts (5)
National party
PVV Partij voor de Vrijheid
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
71 of 434 votesⓘ
Committees
FEMM, IMCO (substitute), INTA, PETI
Member id
256996
More

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 ⓘ

88.9 %

551 of 620 final votes while in office

Patriots median: 90.8 % (−1.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

74.5 %

410 of 550 votes where their group had a line

Patriots median: 80.0 % (−5.5 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

16.4 %

71 of 434 votes where their group had a clear line

35 opposite (for ↔ against), 27 abstained against the line, 9 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

14.7 %

81 of 551 votes cast

Participation 88.9 % — Patriots median 90.8 %, 89 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 89 members of the Patriots with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Sebastian KRUIS88.9 %
Patriots median90.8 %
Lowest in the group44.2 %
Highest in the group99.7 %
Members89
With majority line 74.5 % — Patriots median 80.0 %, 89 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 89 members of the Patriots with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Sebastian KRUIS74.5 %
Patriots median80.0 %
Lowest in the group59.5 %
Highest in the group94.8 %
Members89
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. 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.

Votes, 620

Export

Every final 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.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
23 Jan 2025Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine Adopted 480 for, 58 against, 48 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
23 Jan 2025Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 Adopted 374 for, 53 against, 163 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
22 Jan 2025Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus Adopted 567 for, 25 against, 66 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
21 Jan 2025EU/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 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
19 Dec 2024Amending 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
19 Dec 2024Human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov Adopted 492 for, 28 against, 41 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
19 Dec 202411th 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 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Abstained
19 Dec 2024Continued 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 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
19 Dec 2024Recommendation 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Dec 2024EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga Consent given 545 for, 81 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Dec 2024EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue Consent given 543 for, 77 against, 31 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Dec 2024Conclusion, 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 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Abstained
18 Dec 2024EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu Consent given 533 for, 74 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Dec 2024Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees Adopted 448 for, 161 against, 40 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Dec 2024Setting 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Dec 2024Setting 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Dec 2024Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application Passed 546 for, 97 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2024Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters Passed 644 for, 6 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2024Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE Passed 638 for, 10 against, 5 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
17 Dec 2024Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category Passed 499 for, 131 against, 27 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Dec 2024Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper – Belgium Passed 599 for, 50 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
17 Dec 2024Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023 Adopted 598 for, 17 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Nov 2024Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law Adopted 473 for, 23 against, 98 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
28 Nov 2024The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran Adopted 562 for, 2 against, 30 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
28 Nov 2024The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL Adopted 492 for, 5 against, 102 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
28 Nov 2024Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud Adopted 444 for, 72 against, 82 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
28 Nov 2024Reinforcing 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
28 Nov 2024Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments Rejected 152 for, 378 against, 26 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2024Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu Passed 627 for, 6 against, 37 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2024Mobilisation 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2024Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates Passed 525 for, 75 against, 81 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
27 Nov 2024Measures 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 20242025 budgetary procedure: Joint text Adopted 418 for, 185 against, 67 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
27 Nov 2024Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme Rejected 154 for, 507 against, 19 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
27 Nov 2024Election of the Commission Commission elected 370 for, 282 against, 36 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 Objection passed 474 for, 171 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified cotton COT102 Objection passed 496 for, 143 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations Objection passed 476 for, 169 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize MON 810 Objection passed 464 for, 163 against, 27 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize DP915635 Objection passed 478 for, 166 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize DP23211 Objection passed 474 for, 166 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize DP202216 Objection passed 478 for, 165 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Nov 2024Genetically modified maize MON 94804 Objection passed 468 for, 166 against, 14 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
14 Nov 2024Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application Passed 371 for, 240 against, 30 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
14 Nov 2024Electronic value added tax exemption certificate Passed 621 for, 10 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
14 Nov 2024Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes Passed 555 for, 48 against, 42 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
14 Nov 2024Amendment of the EIB’s Statute Passed 510 for, 105 against, 27 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
14 Nov 2024UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) Adopted 429 for, 183 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
24 Oct 2024Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia Adopted 453 for, 31 against, 89 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
24 Oct 2024People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan Adopted 432 for, 60 against, 71 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained

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 8 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 Patriots

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
Ton DIEPEVEEN PatriotsNetherlands99 % of 4 715 shared74 %
Auke ZIJLSTRA PatriotsNetherlands99 % of 4 854 shared74 %
Rachel BLOM PatriotsNetherlands99 % of 4 995 shared74 %
Marieke EHLERS PatriotsNetherlands98 % of 5 100 shared74 %
Mieke ANDRIESE PatriotsNetherlands98 % of 2 379 shared74 %
Sebastiaan STÖTELER Former memberPatriotsNetherlands97 % of 2 091 shared74 %
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS PatriotsLatvia82 % of 4 691 shared74 %
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE PatriotsBelgium81 % of 5 137 shared74 %
Barbara BONTE PatriotsBelgium81 % of 5 049 shared74 %
Hermann TERTSCH PatriotsSpain79 % of 3 984 shared74 %

Show all 10 neighbours

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
Roberto VANNACCI changed group ESNItaly79 % of 1 906 shared68 %
Guillaume PELTIER ECRFrance79 % of 4 441 shared68 %
Laurence TROCHU ECRFrance78 % of 4 946 shared68 %
Nicolas BAY ECRFrance78 % of 4 876 shared68 %
Marion MARÉCHAL ECRFrance77 % of 4 334 shared68 %
René AUST ESNGermany76 % of 4 693 shared70 %
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group ESNGermany76 % of 3 904 shared68 %
Sarah KNAFO ESNFrance75 % of 4 061 shared70 %
Markus BUCHHEIT ESNGermany75 % of 4 657 shared70 %
Hans NEUHOFF ESNGermany75 % of 3 978 shared70 %

Show all 10 neighbours

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 Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM CommitteeMember25 Nov 2024now
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on International TradeINTA CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on PetitionsPETI CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-TR Joint parliamentary committeeSubstitute19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL DelegationMember24 Nov 2025now
Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean CommunityDAND DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now

Show all 7 seats

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.

37 contributions recorded; 2 on behalf of their group; 40 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
14 Sept 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead
14 Sept 2026Council positions at first reading (Rule 64) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 2026EU-Mexico (joint debate) Speech · 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 Speech · 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 Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026The need to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish life in Europe, following the recent attacks against the Jewish community in the Netherlands and Belgium (debate) on behalf of PatriotsSpeech · 2 minRead
26 Mar 2026EU-US trade deal (joint debate) Speech · 1 minRead
12 Feb 2026Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate) SpeechRead
12 Feb 2026Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
12 Feb 2026Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate) Speech · 1 minRead

Show all 37 recent contributions

Questions and motions, 53

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
8 Sept 2026Progress on Panama’s yellow card on fisheries E-10-2026-003533Written questionwith 1 co-authorNot yet answered
8 Sept 2026Why is Panama still on the EU tax blacklist? E-10-2026-003534Written questionwith 1 co-authorNot yet answered
26 Aug 2026Detention in Chilean ports of EU-bound timber from legally operating, FSC-certified exporters in Bolivia P-10-2026-003338Priority written question21 Sept 2026
16 Jul 2026Constitutional coup by Péter Magyar’s government E-10-2026-003035Written questionwith 42 co-authors11 Sept 2026
13 Jul 2026Reassessment of the scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation in light of new scientific evidence E-10-2026-002885Written question25 Aug 2026
13 Jul 2026Possible road toll discrimination in Belgium E-10-2026-002884Written questionwith 1 co-author22 Sept 2026
30 Jun 2026Whale and dolphin hunts in the waters around the Faroe Islands ahead of the upcoming EU-Faroe Islands annual consultation P-10-2026-002710Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors5 Aug 2026
17 Jun 2026Scientific basis for the Commission’s policy references to ‘transgender youth’ following its evasive reply to E-000395/2026 E-10-2026-002509Written questionwith 2 co-authors4 Aug 2026
3 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on prohibiting animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha in the EU B-10-2026-0272Motion for a resolutionwith 9 co-authors—
26 May 2026Unilateral trade-related measures by Member States targeting Israel and the EU’s exclusive competence in common commercial policy E-10-2026-002130Written questionwith 1 co-author30 Jul 2026

Show all 53 questions and motions

Amendments tabled in committee, 20

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
13 Jul 2026General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections FEMM-AM-790126 FEMM8
27 Apr 2026following the fact-finding mission to Extremadura and Castilla la Mancha (Spain) aiming to investigate the closure of a nuclear power plant in Almaraz based on Petition No 0445/2025 and the protection of the Cabañeros National Park based on Petitions Nos 0819/2024 and 1334/2024 PETI-AM-787840 PETI14
20 Apr 2026Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mexico CJ38-AM-787715 CJ3819
6 Mar 2026following the fact-finding visit to the Canary Islands from 15 to 17 September 2025 aiming to investigate petition No. 1268/2020 on the need for joint action by the European Union on migration PETI-AM-785340 PETI29
10 Nov 2025Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures INTA-AM-779550 INTA2
3 Oct 2025Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 PETI-AM-778162 PETI8
1 Oct 2025Laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795 IMCO-AM-778139 IMCO7
7 Jul 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 PETI-AM-775512 PETI21
4 Jun 2025Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 CJ52-AM-774325 CJ5214
4 Jun 2025Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 CJ52-AM-774328 CJ526

Show all 20 amendment documents

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). “Sebastian KRUIS”. Member record. memberId 256996. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256996?page=12&rows=all&scope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256996. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256996?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-256996,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Sebastian KRUIS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256996?page=12&rows=all&scope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256996?page=12&rows=all&scope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 256996. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256996. 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}
}