As of 22 Oct 2026, Martin SCHIRDEWAN is a Germany MEP in The Left in the European Parliament (The Left); WheresMyMEP records 86.7% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 5 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €0–€0/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament
Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated
Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works
Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026
Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from The Left majority
13.9% (23 of 165)
The The Left average on the same method is 14.8%. Counted only when Martin SCHIRDEWAN cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
7.5% (12 of 160)
DIE LINKE. · 3 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted For; 79% of voting The Left members (34 of 43) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted For; 79% of voting The Left members (33 of 42) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗2025 Commission report on Montenegro
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted For; 77% of voting The Left members (33 of 43) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted Against; 71% of voting The Left members (30 of 42) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted Against; 64% of voting The Left members (27 of 42) voted Abstain.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted For; 62% of voting The Left members (23 of 37) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted For; 60% of voting The Left members (18 of 30) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗2025 Commission report on Georgia
Martin SCHIRDEWAN voted Abstain; 58% of voting The Left members (25 of 43) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often
Computed from Martin SCHIRDEWAN’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 68% of 118 agriculture votes
Exemption of certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device (Omnibus IX on automotive)
2026-11-24 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 57% of 289 transport votes
Speeding-up environmental assessments (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
2026-11-24 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 61% of 618 climate votes
Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
2026-10-07
98% of 40 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries
2026-09-17
100% of 34 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted For in 50% of 4 health votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders
2026-09-17
100% of 35 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers
2026-09-17
92% of 37 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up
2026-09-17
89% of 36 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Against · voted Against in 67% of 6 fisheries votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Martin SCHIRDEWAN was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
European Central Bank – annual report 2026
2026/2121(INI) ↗ · appointed 23 Sep 2026
Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Korea
2025/0273(NLE) ↗ · appointed 17 Sep 2026
Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
2025/0726(COD) ↗ · appointed 18 Mar 2026
Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision
2025/0362(COD) ↗ · appointed 10 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)
2025/0363(COD) ↗ · appointed 23 Feb 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
2025/0261(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Oct 2025
Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
2025/0260(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Oct 2025
Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
2025/0826(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2025
Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures
2025/0825(COD) ↗ · appointed 23 Sep 2025
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
2023/0183(NLE) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2024
Competition policy – annual report 2024
2024/2079(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Sep 2024
Amending Directive 2014/49/EU as regards the scope of deposit protection, use of deposit guarantee schemes funds, cross-border cooperation, and transparency
2023/0115(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Amending Directive 2014/59/EU as regards early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and financing of resolution action
2023/0112(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Amending Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 as regards early intervention measures, conditions for resolution and funding of resolution action
2023/0111(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034
2025/0240(COD) ↗ · appointed 30 Apr 2026
Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
2025/2169(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Oct 2025
EU-US political relations
2025/2084(INI) ↗ · appointed 14 May 2025
The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/0017(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024
Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€0–0/year
Based on declared income bands
0 declared activities
1 board membership
Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026
View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)
These lists link to declarations Martin SCHIRDEWAN made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.
No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Martin SCHIRDEWAN's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.
Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed
Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.
2 meetings on 1 file
These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.
Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files
Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)
Written 24 · Priority 9 · 19 co-authored
Not in this count: 5 oral questions
Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted
Martin Schirdewan is a Member of the European Parliament for Germany, belonging to The Left in the European Parliament (The Left), the left-wing group, and to DIE LINKE. In the 10th parliamentary term, Schirdewan is Co-Chair of The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL, a post also held in the 9th term, which began with a period as Chair of the Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left in 2019. Earlier European Parliament terms were the 8th and 9th. Before joining the Parliament, Schirdewan was researcher for a Member of the Bundestag belonging to DIE LINKE parliamentary group from 2006 to 2015, and then head of the office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Brussels and the Liaison Office in Athens from 2015 to 2017. Schirdewan was also a member of DIE LINKE party executive in 2012–2015 and in 2018.
Summary grounded in cited sources
View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.
Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →