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As of 22 Oct 2026, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN is a Netherlands MEP in European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR); WheresMyMEP records 99.5% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Jessika VAN LEEUWEN

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ECR · Netherlands

BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer–Citizen Movement)

99.5% attendance
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99.5%
Attendance · last 180 days
#49 of 717 on the leaderboard
1568
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

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.0%99.2%98.6%100.0%100.0%May ’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

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 ↗AbstainADOPTED
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 ↗AbstainADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP 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 ↗AgainstREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from ECR majority

21.0% (39 of 186)

The ECR average on the same method is 15.8%. Counted only when Jessika VAN LEEUWEN cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 170)

BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer–Citizen Movement) · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
9 Jul 2026

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 95% of voting ECR members (62 of 65) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
7 Jul 2026

Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Against; 93% of voting ECR members (70 of 75) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
15 Sept 2026

Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 92% of voting ECR members (69 of 75) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
20 Oct 2026

Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 88% of voting ECR members (67 of 76) voted For.

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

2025 Commission report on Moldova

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 87% of voting ECR members (68 of 78) voted For.

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

EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 87% of voting ECR members (67 of 77) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
18 Jun 2026

Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 85% of voting ECR members (56 of 66) voted For.

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

2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted Abstain; 83% of voting ECR members (64 of 77) 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 Jessika VAN LEEUWEN’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 69% of 221 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 47% of 511 digital votes

For likely

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

2026-11-12 · European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) voted For in 58% of 609 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 50% of 16
  • tradeFor 60% of 10
  • foreignFor 67% of 9
  • employmentFor 78% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 63% of 8
  • digitalFor 43% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 100% of 7
  • healthAbstain 50% of 6
  • rule of lawFor 67% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetAbstain 75% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Jessika missed, how they would likely have voted

Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

2026-05-20

Against · 59%

83% of 64 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 67% of 6 rule of law votes · voted For in 45% of the last 20 cast votes

Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines

2026-05-19

For · 95%

92% of 76 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEPs voted For · voted For in 45% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Jessika VAN LEEUWEN was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Shadow rapporteur · 1

Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.

  • 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?

    2025/2053(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Jun 2025

Show more: shadow rapporteur for opinions (2)

Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

    2025/0531(COD) ↗ · appointed 9 Dec 2025

  • 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 3 Nov 2025

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

Financial Declarations

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

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

category manager - Hamlet Protein (until July 2024)
board member - waterschap drents overijsselse delta (04/2023 - 06/2024)

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 Jessika VAN LEEUWEN 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 Jessika VAN LEEUWEN'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
15 Jul 2026GOALSciences - Global Observatory on Accurate Livestock SciencesMeeting with Prof. Ederer. The role of livestock in sustainable food systems and…
15 Jul 2026Irish Livestock Exporters AssociationMeeting with Lorcan O'Dochartaigh on livestock exports, animal transport and EU …
14 Jul 2026Jessika Van LeeuwenMeeting with European Commissioner Hansen - EU agricultural policy and current a…
13 Jul 2026Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European UnionEU Summer Cocktail Reception - Invitation from Pieter Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan, Perm…
30 Jun 2026Euroseeds|The Embassy of Argentina to Belgium and the European Union|American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)|United States Department of AgricultureEvent: From Legislation to Implementation: Ensuring that the EU NGT Framework Wo…
24 Jun 2026EP intergroup on sustainable livestockEvent - Commissioner Hansen on EU agricultural policy and the future of sustaina…
24 Jun 2026Access to Land NetworkMeeting: Ensuring Generational Renewal in the CAP and the NRPPs · Member
24 Jun 2026Zuid-Holland|Economic Council Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland on Course for a Competitive Europe · Member
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None of Jessika VAN LEEUWEN’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
24written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 22 · Priority 2 · 18 co-authored

Latest 10

  • 21 Oct 2026Imports of Thai poultry and compliance with health standardsWritten question E-004311/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 8Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 16 Oct 2026Unintended consequences of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 for volunteer firefighters in European border regionsWritten question E-004228/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 25 Sept 2026Safeguarding fawn and wildlife rescue under new EU drone rulesWritten question E-003865/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Aug 2026Reports of verbal and physical harassment within the European CommissionWritten question E-003307/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 16 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 9 Jun 2026Chinese tomato concentrate imports: protecting EU producers and food securityPriority question P-002375/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 23Answered 13 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 11 May 2026Shipment of salmonella-contaminated chicken from BrazilWritten question E-001939/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 2Answered 22 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 7 May 2026EU-Mercosur agreement: exposure of the European market to the JBS Group and the risks of geoeconomic dependence in agricultural supply chainsWritten question E-001890/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 21Answered 30 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 28 Apr 2026Rising agricultural production costs and supply chain disruptions following conflict escalations in the Middle EastWritten question E-001734/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 15Answered 22 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 24 Apr 2026Six years of unnoticed non-compliance with animal welfare requirements in Chinese slaughterhousesWritten question E-001691/2026To the CommissionAnswered 17 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 24 Apr 2026Performance obligations with regard to the European Innovation PartnershipWritten question E-001685/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 18 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 24 questions

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 30 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

About Jessika VAN LEEUWEN

Jessika van Leeuwen is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, sitting with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the right-wing Eurosceptic group, and representing the BoerBurgerBeweging. Van Leeuwen has been an MEP in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) since 16 July 2024. From 16 July 2024 to 10 March 2026, the group membership was with the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), and the move to the European Conservatives and Reformists Group took effect on 11 March 2026. From 20 February 2025 to 10 March 2026, Van Leeuwen was Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community.

European Parliament, 10th term

Summary grounded in cited sources

View official profile on europarl.europa.eu →

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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 →