Statistics

Groups and countries · current MEPs

FPÖ Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs

Austria · PfE group

Current members
6
Cohesion
99.0%, on average, this share votes alike, across 651 final votes
On the majority side
30.3%, party majority voted like the plenary in 197 of 650 votes. Always voting for would give 95.5%.
Participation
95.4%, 3,734 of 3,912 possible votes cast, 9 excused absences

Members

Differing from their own group

In 187 of 649 final votes (28.8%) the party’s majority voted differently from the majority of its group (PfE). Counted when at least 2 of the party’s MEPs in the group voted and both party and group had a clear majority.

The latest 20 of 187 cases:

  1. Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 22 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  2. Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: 22 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 6
  3. Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: 22 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 6
  4. Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034: 22 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  5. Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security: 22 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  6. Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition: 21 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  7. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland: 21 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (3 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 2 · Against 3 · Abstention 1
  8. Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities: 20 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 6
  9. The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan: 8 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (5 of 5) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 5
  10. The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society: 8 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (5 of 5) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 5
  11. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary – Spain: 7 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (3 of 5) · PfE group: For · For 2 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
  12. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora – Belgium: 7 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (5 of 5) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
  13. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive – Finland: 7 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (3 of 5) · PfE group: For · For 2 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
  14. The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment: 6 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (5 of 5) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 5 · Abstention 0
  15. Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE): 6 Oct 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  16. Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya: 17 Sep 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 6
  17. An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector: 17 Sep 2026 · FPÖ: Abstention (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 6
  18. Impact of social media and the online environment on young people: 17 Sep 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: Abstention · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  19. Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V): 16 Sep 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0
  20. Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V): 16 Sep 2026 · FPÖ: Against (6 of 6) · PfE group: For · For 0 · Against 6 · Abstention 0

This figure implies no judgement: it may reflect a matter of conscience, the line of a national party or an arrangement within the group.

Internal vote distribution

All votes cast by the party’s MEPs in final votes.

  • For 1,170 · 31.3%
  • Against 1,947 · 52.1%
  • Abstention 617 · 16.5%
  • 3,734 votes cast

Latest final votes

The latest 20 of 652 final votes with MEPs of the party; the link opens the vote with this party selected.

How closely parties from Austria vote together

How often did the majorities of two parties vote the same way (For, Against or Abstention)? Based on the final votes in which both had a majority; only parties with at least 3 MEPs at the same time.

  • SPÖ and FPÖ: 27.9%, 181 of 648 votes aligned
  • ÖVP and FPÖ: 32.4%, 210 of 649 votes aligned

Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV.

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