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As of 22 Oct 2026, Lara WOLTERS is a Netherlands MEP in Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D); WheresMyMEP records 99.3% roll-call attendance, 239 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and no paid outside activities declared (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Lara WOLTERS

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S&D · Netherlands

Netherlands - PRO Europa

99.3% attendance
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99.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#71 of 717 on the leaderboard
2151
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

Lara WOLTERS monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.2%99.5%98.4%100.0%100.0%98.8%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

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 Lara WOLTERS 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

7.2% (17 of 235)

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

Different from national-party majority

3.4% (8 of 232)

Netherlands - PRO Europa · 8 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
7 Oct 2026

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – Spain

Lara WOLTERS voted Against; 99% of voting S&D members (124 of 125) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
28 Apr 2026

The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 98% of voting S&D members (121 of 124) voted For.

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

EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 96% of voting S&D members (112 of 117) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
29 Apr 2026

EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 95% of voting S&D members (103 of 108) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
16 Sept 2026

EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 95% of voting S&D members (107 of 113) voted For.

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

United Nations Convention against Cybercrime

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 94% of voting S&D members (101 of 107) voted For.

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

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Lara WOLTERS voted Against; 91% of voting S&D members (119 of 131) voted For.

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

Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

Lara WOLTERS voted Abstain; 90% of voting S&D members (106 of 118) 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 Lara WOLTERS’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 80% of 15
  • budgetFor 93% of 15
  • foreignFor 100% of 12
  • digitalFor 64% of 11
  • tradeFor 82% of 11
  • economyFor 82% of 11
  • employmentFor 91% of 11
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 10
  • transportFor 89% of 9
  • fisheriesFor 50% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • agricultureFor 60% of 5
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 4
  • institutionalFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3

Votes Lara missed, how they would likely have voted

Connecting Europe through high-speed rail

2026-10-20

For · 95%

99% of 128 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 89% of 9 transport votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

2026-06-17

For · 95%

100% of 119 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 80% of 15 climate votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 95%

90% of 42 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 82% of 11 trade votes · voted For in 75% 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%

100% of 114 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

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

Rapporteur · 2

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Amendments to the Decision of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, regarding proxy voting

    2026/2052(INL) ↗ · JURI · appointed 3 Jun 2026

  • Competition policy – annual report 2024

    2024/2079(INI) ↗ · ECON · appointed 19 Sep 2024

Opinion rapporteur · 1

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

  • System of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053

    2025/0574(CNS) ↗ · ECON · appointed 6 Oct 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 3

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

  • 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) 2022/1288

    2025/0361(COD) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2026

  • European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024

    2025/2015(INI) ↗ · appointed 19 Feb 2025

  • European cross-border associations

    2023/0315(COD) ↗ · appointed 7 Nov 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

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

Financial Declarations

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

No paid outside activities declared.

Previous occupations

Member of the European Parliament

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

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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 Lara WOLTERS 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 Lara WOLTERS'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
24 Jun 2026Verbond van VerzekeraarsIORP II revision · Member ·2025/0362(COD)
18 Jun 2026Federatie Nederlandse VakbewegingIORP II Revision · Member ·2025/0362(COD)
16 Jun 2026Pensioenfederatie (Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds)SFDR Revision · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0361(COD)
16 Jun 2026Pensioenfederatie (Dutch Federation of Pension Funds)SFDR Revision · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0361(COD)
11 Jun 2026Stichting Sustainable Finance LabSFDR Revision · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0361(COD)
4 Jun 2026NS InternationalPassanger Package · Member
4 Jun 2026NS InternationalPassenger Package · Member
28 May 2026Danish Institute for Human RightsSFDR Revision · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0361(COD)
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Meetings on legislative files

Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.

Self-declared · last 6 months

6 meetings on 2 files

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.

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) 2022/1288

Shadow
2025/0361(COD)appointed 27 Jan 2026
  1. Danish Institute for Human RightsShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Danish Institute for Human Rights
  2. Stichting Sustainable Finance LabShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Stichting Sustainable Finance Lab
  3. Pensioenfederatie (Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds)Shadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Pensioenfederatie (Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds)
  4. Pensioenfederatie (Dutch Federation of Pension Funds)Shadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Pensioenfederatie (Dutch Federation of Pension Funds)

Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files

Parliamentary questions

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

EP · open data · updated daily
13written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 11 · Priority 2 · 10 co-authored

Not in this count: 1 oral question

Latest 10

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  • 11 Mar 2026Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sectorOral question O-000014/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 42Question ↗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 Lara WOLTERS

Lara Wolters is a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, belonging to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the centre-left group, and to Progressief Nederland. The current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began on 16 July 2024. Since 23 July 2024, Wolters has been Vice-Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs. An earlier European Parliament term, the 9th, also included service as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 26 January 2022 to 15 July 2024.

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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 →