Member
Hélder SOUSA SILVA
EPP · Portugal
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 ⓘ
85.3 %
5 055 of 5 928 roll calls while in office
EPP median: 89.9 % (−4.6 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
94.2 %
4 764 of 5 055 votes where their group had a line
EPP median: 93.6 % (+0.6 pts)
93 opposite (for ↔ against), 99 abstained against the line, 1 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | 85.3 % |
| EPP median | 89.9 % |
| Lowest in the group | 17.0 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.6 % |
| Members | 196 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | 94.2 % |
| EPP median | 93.6 % |
| Lowest in the group | 70.2 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.5 % |
| Members | 196 |
- 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.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 39, adding text after recital R | 142 for, 420 against, 78 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 2, adding text after recital N | 288 for, 273 against, 74 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 1, adding text after recital N | 307 for, 280 against, 53 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 29, adding text after recital L | 114 for, 450 against, 77 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Separate vote on recital H | 564 for, 52 against, 28 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Recital E — part 3 of 3 | 481 for, 157 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 86 — part 2 | 450 for, 183 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 82 | 264 for, 373 against, 10 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 20 to paragraph 75 | 227 for, 390 against, 31 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 71 — part 2 | 457 for, 179 against, 5 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 71 — part 1 | 601 for, 28 against, 17 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 67 | 307 for, 293 against, 44 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 47 to paragraph 67 | 322 for, 261 against, 63 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 37 to paragraph 67 | 280 for, 338 against, 28 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 18 to paragraph 67 | 118 for, 429 against, 99 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 66 | 145 for, 439 against, 59 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 35 to paragraph 66 | 236 for, 369 against, 43 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 65 — part 2 | 444 for, 185 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 65 — part 1 | 554 for, 40 against, 52 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 36 to paragraph 65 | 225 for, 419 against, 4 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 34 to paragraph 65 | 223 for, 411 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 64 | 255 for, 361 against, 31 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 17 to paragraph 64 | 224 for, 420 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 63 | 255 for, 361 against, 33 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 63 | 217 for, 419 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 63 | 219 for, 423 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 63 | 226 for, 414 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 63 | 224 for, 410 against, 11 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 63 | 250 for, 391 against, 8 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 63 — part 3 | 554 for, 61 against, 36 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 63 — part 2 | 553 for, 82 against, 14 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 63 — part 1 | 626 for, 20 against, 6 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Separate vote on paragraph 61 | 464 for, 179 against, 8 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 59 — part 2 | 448 for, 190 against, 10 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 58 — part 2 | 456 for, 187 against, 5 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 56 | 530 for, 78 against, 40 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Separate vote on paragraph 54 | 440 for, 201 against, 7 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Separate vote on paragraph 53 | 613 for, 24 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 46 — part 2 | 475 for, 152 against, 23 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 39 | 254 for, 327 against, 66 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 8 to paragraph 39 | 228 for, 413 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 7 to paragraph 36 | 261 for, 365 against, 22 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 13 — part 2 | 475 for, 149 against, 21 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 5 to paragraph 11 | 92 for, 521 against, 29 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 8 — part 2 | 457 for, 178 against, 9 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 | 362 for, 226 against, 54 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 3 to paragraph 4 | 319 for, 295 against, 36 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 3 — part 2 | 497 for, 126 against, 23 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Paragraph 3 — part 1 | 603 for, 29 against, 18 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 2 | 183 for, 416 against, 47 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | 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 BudgetsBUDG Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Culture and EducationCULT Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE Committee | Substitute | 23 Jan 2025 | now |
| Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of BrazilD-BR Delegation | Chair | 30 Sept 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with MercosurDMER Delegation | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary AssemblyDLAT Parliamentary assembly | Substitute | 20 May 2026 | now |
| Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural RoutesIG10-11 Intergroup / working group | Member | 29 Jan 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Resilience, Disaster Management and Civil ProtectionIG10-19 Intergroup / working group | Member | 17 Mar 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas (SEARICA)IG10-20 Intergroup / working group | Member | 4 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working group | Member | 27 Feb 2025 | now |
Dossiers
| Dossier | Role | Committee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Malta and Italy regarding storm Harry in January 2026 and to Portugal and Spain following the storms in January and February 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | BUDG | 24 Sept 2026 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | CULT | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora | Rapporteur | BUDG | 31 Aug 2026 |
| European Union Space Services Agency and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/696 | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI | Rapporteur | CULT | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | SEDE | 19 May 2026 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | CULT | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Mission to Brazil 6-8 May 2026\n | Official delegation | D-BR | 9 Apr 2026 |
| European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2) | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Apr 2026 |
| No dossier named | Delegation chair | D-BR | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 | Opinion rapporteur | CULT | 23 Mar 2026 |
| The Mission of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER) will be held in Argentina from 30 March-1 April 2026. | Official delegation | DMER | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty | Shadow rapporteur | BUDG | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa | Rapporteur | BUDG | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | BUDG | 28 Jan 2026 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | SEDE | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032) | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | BUDG | 16 Dec 2025 |
| European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | CULT | 3 Dec 2025 |
| No dossier named | Opinion rapporteur | CULT | 19 Nov 2025 |
| No dossier named | Rapporteur | CULT | 5 Nov 2025 |
| No dossier named | Trilogue negotiator | BUDG | 20 Oct 2025 |
| AGRI Mission to Brazil - 27-30 October 2025 | Official delegation | D-BR | 29 Sept 2025 |
| No dossier named | Delegation chair | D-BR | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (2025–2029) | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | BUDG | 16 Sept 2025 |
| EP delegation to the to observe the second General elections in Bolivia\n18 October (am) and will end on 21 October 2025 | Official delegation | 16 Sept 2025 | |
| INTA Mission to Brazil from 20-24 July | Official delegation | D-BR | 7 Jul 2025 |
| INTA mission to Brazil by Friday 4 July 2025 | Official delegation | D-BR | 16 Jun 2025 |
| The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 | Shadow rapporteur | CULT | 16 Jun 2025 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | BUDG | 15 May 2025 |
| Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | SEDE | 15 May 2025 |
| European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | BUDG | 31 Mar 2025 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | BUDG | 27 Mar 2025 |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | SEDE | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Rapporteur for the CULT opinion on Budgetary procedure 2026 and 2027 | Rapporteur | CULT | 12 Dec 2024 |
| EPP shadow rapporteur for CULT opinion on the BUDG own-initiative report 'A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world' | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion | CULT | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Revision of the Union Customs Code | Opinion rapporteur | BUDG | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Rapporteur: Budgetary assessment on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794, as regards the strengthening of Europol’s support to preventing and combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings | Rapporteur | BUDG | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Standing Rapporteur for Agencies in Budgets Committee | Rapporteur | BUDG | 20 Nov 2024 |
| relator do dossiê Medidas específicas no âmbito do Fundo Europeu Agrícola de Desenvolvimento Rural (FEADER) para prestar assistência suplementar aos Estados-Membros afectados por catástrofes naturais | Rapporteur | BUDG | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Part of a scrutiny team for INVEST EU | Rapporteur | BUDG | 12 Nov 2024 |
| EP Delegation to the Conciliation Committee | Trilogue negotiator | BUDG | 28 Oct 2024 |
| Opinion on the Own-initiative report ‘A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world’ (Main committee: BUDG) | Shadow rapporteur | CULT | 22 Oct 2024 |
| rapporteur for Decentralised Agencies | Shadow rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Shadow Rapporteur: budgetary assessment on the Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) | Shadow rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Oct 2024 |
| standing rapporteur for Invest EU | Rapporteur | BUDG | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Observação Eleitoral em Moçambique | Official delegation | 2 Oct 2024 | |
| No dossier named | Delegation chair | D-BR | 25 Sept 2024 |
| Mission da Comissão CULT a Bad Ischl, Austria | Official delegation | 25 Sept 2024 | |
| No dossier named | Official delegation | 17 Sept 2024 | |
| No dossier named | Rapporteur | BUDG | 16 Sept 2024 |
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Foreign affairs 22
- EU budget & funds 19
- Defence & security 16
- Economy & single market 14
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 7
- Digital, AI & data 6
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 4
- Transport & tourism 4
- Climate & environment 2
- Justice, rule of law & rights 2
- Energy 1
- EU institutions & Parliament 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.
61 contributions recorded; 2 on behalf of their group; 87 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 25
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 77
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 European People’s Party EPP · Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism
National delegation
- Delegation Portugal 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 343d33dd3e67 (2 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
- 2 October 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Hélder SOUSA SILVA”. Member record. memberId 257068. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257068?page=76&roles=all&vscope=all (retrieved 2 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257068. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257068?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 343d33dd3e67 (2 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-257068,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Hélder SOUSA SILVA}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257068?page=76&roles=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257068?page=76&roles=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-10-02},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 257068. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257068. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 343d33dd3e67 (2 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}
}