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As of 22 Oct 2026, Günther SIDL is a Austria MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 99.5% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 10 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €6,692–€7,361/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Günther SIDL

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S&D · Austria

Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (Social Democratic Party of Austria)

99.5% attendance
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99.5%
Attendance · last 180 days
#43 of 717 on the leaderboard
2156
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

Attendance by month

EP · roll-call · last 180 days

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

Günther SIDL monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.7%99.5%99.2%99.3%99.2%99.8%Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26

Missed votes by sitting

EP · attendance register · last 180 days

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

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Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026

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22 Oct 2026Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Bla…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AbstainREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Günther SIDL voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from S&D majority

3.4% (8 of 238)

The S&D average on the same method is 4.5%. Counted only when Günther SIDL cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 238)

Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (Social Democratic Party of Austria) · 5 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
21 May 2026

Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation

Günther SIDL voted Against; 86% of voting S&D members (89 of 104) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
21 May 2026

Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures

Günther SIDL voted Against; 85% of voting S&D members (89 of 105) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
20 May 2026

The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins

Günther SIDL voted Against; 81% of voting S&D members (98 of 121) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
8 Jul 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

Günther SIDL voted For; 76% of voting S&D members (94 of 123) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
17 Jun 2026

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

Günther SIDL voted For; 73% of voting S&D members (90 of 124) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
30 Apr 2026

How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?

Günther SIDL voted Against; 66% of voting S&D members (71 of 107) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
7 Oct 2026

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

Günther SIDL voted For; 51% of voting S&D members (63 of 124) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
22 Oct 2026

Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

Günther SIDL voted Abstain; 43% of voting S&D members (39 of 91) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain

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

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Günther SIDL’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,752 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 75% of 582 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 93% of 1304 digital votes

For likely

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

2026-11-12 · Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) voted For in 61% of 997 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 88% of 16
  • budgetFor 93% of 15
  • foreignFor 100% of 12
  • tradeFor 92% of 12
  • digitalFor 100% of 11
  • economyFor 82% of 11
  • employmentFor 100% of 11
  • transportFor 90% of 10
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 10
  • fisheriesFor 75% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 80% of 5
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3

Votes Günther missed, how they would likely have voted

United Nations Convention against Cybercrime

2026-05-20

For · 95%

94% of 107 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

Estimated outside income

€6,692–7,361/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

8 board memberships

Chairman of SPÖ Bezirksorganisation MelkUnpaidBoard
State Executive Manager of Sozialdemokratischen Partei NiederösterreichsUnpaidBoard
PES Local SchatzmeisterUnpaidBoard
Sustainability Advisory Board of EVN AG€5,000/yearBoard
Member of the State Party Board SPÖ- NÖUnpaidBoard
Member of the Federal Education Presidium of SPÖUnpaidBoard
Municipal Councilor, Market Municipality Petzenkirchen€1,692/yearBoard
Chairman Zukunftsforum ÖsterreichUnpaidBoard

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →

Events and gifts declared to the Parliament

Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · self-declared · weekly

These lists link to declarations Günther SIDL 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.

Events paid for by third parties (self-declared)

No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Günther SIDL's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.

Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed

Recent Lobby Meetings

Most recent 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.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily
7 Oct 2026Umweltverband WWF ÖsterreichGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
16 Sept 2026MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbHGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
15 Jul 2026VÖWGGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
9 Jul 2026Novartis Pharma GmbHGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
8 Jul 2026Umweltschutzorganisation GLOBAL 2000/Friends of the Earth AustriaGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
1 Jul 2026TANN Holding GmbHGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
12 Jun 2026Österreichs E-WirtschaftGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
6 May 2026Kapsch TrafficCom AGGeneral Exchange of Views · Member
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None of Günther SIDL’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
27written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 24 · Priority 3 · 14 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 29 Jul 2026Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMAWritten question E-003166/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 18Answered 6 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 30 Jun 2026Follow-up to question for written answer E-001083/2025 on menstrual products: transparency and health risksWritten question E-002698/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 43Answered 18 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 12 Mar 2026Avian influenza in Italy and compliance with animal welfare legislationWritten question E-001047/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 11Answered 10 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 19 Dec 2025Whale and dolphin hunting in the Faroe IslandsWritten question E-005028/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 33Answered 30 Mar 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 21 Nov 2025EU action following the laying down of arms of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)Written question E-004652/2025To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 30Answered 15 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Nov 2025EU-wide animal welfare act to protect stray animalsWritten question E-004592/2025To the CommissionAnswered 26 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 7 Nov 2025Inflation, Austria surcharge and territorial supply constraintsPriority question P-004404/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 10Answered 15 Dec 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 28 Oct 2025Impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union ‘Paks II ruling’ on Polish nuclear State aid assessmentWritten question E-004231/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 27 Nov 2025Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 27 Oct 2025Risks of using AI in nuclear early warning systemsWritten question E-004224/2025To the CommissionAnswered 2 Feb 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 15 Oct 2025Financial implications for European importers of provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of candlesWritten question E-004055/2025To the CommissionAnswered 6 Jan 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 27 questions
Show all 3 oral questions
  • 5 Feb 2026When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation?Oral question O-000006/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Sept 2025Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the marketOral question O-000034/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 12 Nov 2024The Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025Oral question O-000014/2024To the Commissionco-authored with 37Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 24 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 20 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

About Günther SIDL

Günther Sidl is a Member of the European Parliament for Austria, belonging to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and to the Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs. The current seat is in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), held since 16 July 2024, and Sidl also served in the 9th parliamentary term.

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Summary grounded in cited sources

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Methodology

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 →