As of 22 Oct 2026, Sebastião BUGALHO is a Portugal MEP in European People’s Party (EPP); WheresMyMEP records 90.4% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 5 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €42,000–€46,200/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).
Cite this: WheresMyMEP, data as of 22 Oct 2026, source European Parliament
EPP · Portugal
Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party)
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 Sebastião BUGALHO voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.
Different from European People’s Party (EPP) majority
2.3% (5 of 219)
The European People’s Party (EPP) average on the same method is 5.0%. Counted only when Sebastião BUGALHO cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.
Different from national-party majority
1.4% (3 of 219)
Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party) · 4 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive – Finland
Sebastião BUGALHO voted Against; 99% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (170 of 172) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
Sebastião BUGALHO voted Against; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (166 of 169) voted For.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Generalised scheme of tariff preferences
Sebastião BUGALHO voted For; 98% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (163 of 166) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Lead in certain fishing tackle
Sebastião BUGALHO voted For; 85% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (143 of 169) voted Against.
EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
Sebastião BUGALHO voted For; 48% of voting European People’s Party (EPP) members (74 of 155) 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 Sebastião BUGALHO’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.
90% accurate on 5,752 held-out votes
EU agri-food promotion policy
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 76% of 740 agriculture votes
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 98% of 1813 digital votes
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up
2026-11-12 · European People’s Party (EPP) voted For in 62% of 1381 defence votes
Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
2026-10-22
100% of 140 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of 4 agriculture votes · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes
Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
2026-10-22
94% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 3 migration votes · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
99% of 143 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes
Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
2026-10-22
100% of 142 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
2026-10-22
97% of 144 European People’s Party (EPP) MEPs voted For · voted For in 85% of the last 20 cast votes
Files in the 2024–2029 term where Sebastião BUGALHO was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.
Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on reconstruction efforts as part of a comprehensive peace process amid shifting paradigms in the broader Middle East
2026/2043(INI) ↗ · AFET · appointed 24 Jun 2026
Evaluation of the track record of the Committee of the Regions as guardian of the principle of subsidiarity
2026/2014(INI) ↗ · AFCO · appointed 20 May 2026
Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.
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 13 Apr 2026
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
2025/2168(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Feb 2026
Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations
2025/2041(INI) ↗ · appointed 3 Mar 2025
Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.
Establishment of European Business Wallets
2025/0358(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Feb 2026
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively
2024/0101(NLE) ↗ · appointed 13 Jan 2025
Amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union
2023/0437(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Oct 2024
Passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys
2023/0436(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Oct 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 24 Oct 2026 · How we compile this
Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP
Estimated outside income
€42,000–46,200/year
Based on declared income bands
1 declared activity
0 board memberships
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 Sebastião BUGALHO 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 entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.
All filings: Sebastião BUGALHO'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.
1 meeting 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 22 · Priority 9 · 23 co-authored
Not in this count: 1 oral question
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
Sebastião Bugalho is a Member of the European Parliament for Portugal, belonging to the European People’s Party (EPP), the centre-right group, and to the national party Partido Social Democrata. The current mandate falls in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) and has run since 16 July 2024.
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 →