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Member

Martin GÜNTHER

The Left · Germany

Group
The Left
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
81.6 %ⓘ of 3 630 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
96.9 %ⓘ of 2 958 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 92.8 %
More facts (5)
National party
DIE LINKE.
In office
Since 16 Sept 2025
Against clear line
32 of 2 759 votesⓘ
Committees
ECON (substitute), ENVI
Member id
270719
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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 ⓘ

81.6 %

2 962 of 3 630 roll calls while in office

The Left median: 88.5 % (−6.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

96.9 %

2 865 of 2 958 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 92.8 % (+4.1 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

1.2 %

32 of 2 759 votes where their group had a clear line

9 opposite (for ↔ against), 19 abstained against the line, 4 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

3.9 %

115 of 2 962 votes cast

Participation 81.6 % — The Left median 88.5 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Martin GÜNTHER81.6 %
The Left median88.5 %
Lowest in the group44.2 %
Highest in the group99.3 %
Members47
With majority line 96.9 % — The Left median 92.8 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Martin GÜNTHER96.9 %
The Left median92.8 %
Lowest in the group81.9 %
Highest in the group96.9 %
Members47
  • 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.

Votes, 382

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
8 Jul 2026Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 Objection passed 466 for, 175 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9 Objection passed 417 for, 167 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Adopted 388 for, 161 against, 120 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine Adopted 460 for, 136 against, 59 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Tie
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Moldova Adopted 505 for, 115 against, 45 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Serbia Adopted 468 for, 116 against, 79 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: Abstained
8 Jul 2026The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality Adopted 575 for, 33 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse Urgent procedure agreed 331 for, 304 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Coordination of social security systems Passed 511 for, 87 against, 61 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Air passenger rights Passed 646 for, 12 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis Passed 576 for, 62 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026International passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland Passed 654 for, 4 against, 1 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 Passed 492 for, 101 against, 60 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission Passed 532 for, 64 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025 Passed 642 for, 13 against, 1 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 Adopted 316 for, 281 against, 39 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region Adopted 542 for, 37 against, 79 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Adopted 501 for, 61 against, 95 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Adopted 418 for, 152 against, 85 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Adopted 447 for, 128 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum Adopted 374 for, 185 against, 74 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
7 Jul 2026Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system Adopted 390 for, 86 against, 134 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Jun 2026Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland Passed 559 for, 7 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Passed 437 for, 112 against, 20 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich Adopted 504 for, 4 against, 55 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso Adopted 476 for, 11 against, 75 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
18 Jun 2026Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines Adopted 294 for, 245 against, 28 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Jun 2026Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba Adopted 283 for, 199 against, 85 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
18 Jun 2026Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland Adopted 412 for, 63 against, 53 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Tie
17 Jun 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) Passed 418 for, 218 against, 30 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Jun 2026Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) Failed 181 for, 439 against, 38 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Jun 2026General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products Passed 325 for, 304 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Jun 2026European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union level Passed 549 for, 33 against, 84 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde Passed 659 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2026EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV Consent given 276 for, 13 against, 9 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Tie
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination Consent given 608 for, 38 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution) Adopted 542 for, 52 against, 70 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Türkiye Adopted 381 for, 107 against, 171 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Montenegro Adopted 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Albania Adopted 483 for, 103 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on North Macedonia Adopted 411 for, 120 against, 120 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina Adopted 478 for, 116 against, 54 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Kosovo Adopted 412 for, 174 against, 58 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
17 Jun 2026Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace Adopted 431 for, 111 against, 103 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Georgia Adopted 436 for, 145 against, 47 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Adjustment 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods Passed 444 for, 152 against, 54 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) Passed 423 for, 57 against, 174 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain Passed 560 for, 75 against, 25 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
16 Jun 2026Measures 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 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained

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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 5 of 51 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 The Left

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
Özlem DEMIREL The LeftGermany98 % of 2 483 shared87 %
Rudi KENNES The LeftBelgium97 % of 2 944 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain96 % of 2 766 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain96 % of 2 312 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal96 % of 2 349 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany96 % of 2 538 shared87 %
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ The LeftSpain96 % of 1 600 shared87 %
Konstantinos ARVANITIS The LeftGreece95 % of 2 256 shared87 %
Luke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftIreland95 % of 2 307 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly95 % of 2 340 shared87 %

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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
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain87 % of 2 142 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain85 % of 2 781 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly85 % of 2 929 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance84 % of 2 855 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium84 % of 2 755 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance84 % of 2 247 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly84 % of 2 712 shared77 %
Marie TOUSSAINT GreensFrance84 % of 2 680 shared77 %
Ignazio Roberto MARINO GreensItaly83 % of 2 136 shared77 %
Diana RIBA I GINER GreensSpain83 % of 2 498 shared77 %

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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 Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeSubstitute16 Sept 2025now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeMember6 Oct 2025now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA DelegationSubstitute16 Sept 2025now
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African ParliamentDPAP DelegationSubstitute11 Nov 2025now
Delegation for relations with the countries of South AsiaDSAS DelegationMember6 Oct 202514 Dec 2025

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
No dossier namedOfficial delegationECON15 Sept 2026
It is an official mission of the delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA). 30th European Parliament - South Africa inter-Parliamentary meeting (IPM) to Cape Town, South Africa meeting officials and civil society.Official delegationD-ZA8 Jun 2026
Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burdenShadow rapporteurENVI14 Apr 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burdenShadow rapporteurENVI14 Apr 2026
Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting proceduresShadow rapporteur for an opinionENVI27 Mar 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationENVI13 Mar 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionECON12 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288Shadow rapporteurECON26 Feb 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionECON19 Feb 2026
System of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053Shadow rapporteur for an opinionECON12 Nov 2025

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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.

10 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 10 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 57

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
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya B-10-2026-0404Motion for a resolution—
10 Sept 2026EU exports of banned pesticides E-10-2026-003605Written questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity P-10-2026-003526Priority written questionwith 28 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
1 Sept 2026Serious statements by Markus Lammert regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied children and persons in need of international protection in Ceuta E-10-2026-003413Written questionwith 15 co-authorsNot yet answered
29 Jul 2026Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMA E-10-2026-003166Written questionwith 18 co-authorsNot yet answered
16 Jul 2026Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps E-10-2026-003027Written questionwith 22 co-authors27 Aug 2026
14 Jul 2026EU funding for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia E-10-2026-002916Written question7 Sept 2026
14 Jul 2026Strengthening and harmonising extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the WEEE framework E-10-2026-002919Written question25 Aug 2026
13 Jul 2026Drone attacks against civilians in Western Sahara E-10-2026-002880Written questionwith 9 co-authors14 Aug 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 18

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
10 Sept 2026Amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs CJ64-AM-792138 CJ6435
10 Sept 2026Amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs CJ64-AM-792139 CJ6423
28 Jul 2026Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-791123 ENVI3
20 Jul 2026Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790834 ENVI26
15 Jul 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790846 ENVI13
10 Jul 2026on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789913 ENVI1
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789910 ENVI6
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789912 ENVI1
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789911 ENVI1
10 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 ECON-AM-789857 ECON21

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Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political group

National delegation

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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). “Martin GÜNTHER”. Member record. memberId 270719. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=2&vscope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/270719. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/270719?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-270719,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Martin GÜNTHER}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=2&vscope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=2&vscope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 270719. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/270719. 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}
}