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SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

Germany · S&D group

Current members
14
Cohesion
98.9%, on average, this share votes alike, across 651 final votes
On the majority side
92.3%, party majority voted like the plenary in 601 of 651 votes. Always voting for would give 95.5%.
Participation
87.7%, 8,009 of 9,128 possible votes cast, 177 excused absences

Members

Differing from their own group

In 13 of 651 final votes (2.0%) the party’s majority voted differently from the majority of its group (S&D). Counted when at least 2 of the party’s MEPs in the group voted and both party and group had a clear majority.

  1. Recommendation on EU-China political relations: 7 Oct 2026 · SPD: For (14 of 14) · S&D group: Abstention · For 14 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  2. Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up: 17 Sep 2026 · SPD: Against (12 of 12) · S&D group: For · For 0 · Against 12 · Abstention 0
  3. Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed: 17 Jun 2026 · SPD: For (13 of 13) · S&D group: Against · For 13 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  4. The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins: 20 May 2026 · SPD: Against (9 of 14) · S&D group: For · For 3 · Against 9 · Abstention 2
  5. 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?: 30 Apr 2026 · SPD: Against (10 of 11) · S&D group: For · For 1 · Against 10 · Abstention 0
  6. Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia: 16 Dec 2025 · SPD: Abstention (11 of 13) · S&D group: For · For 1 · Against 1 · Abstention 11
  7. Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties: 8 Oct 2025 · SPD: Against (10 of 13) · S&D group: For · For 2 · Against 10 · Abstention 1
  8. Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy: 10 Sep 2025 · SPD: Against (8 of 11) · S&D group: For · For 1 · Against 8 · Abstention 2
  9. Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review: 10 Sep 2025 · SPD: Against (12 of 13) · S&D group: For · For 0 · Against 12 · Abstention 1
  10. Macro-financial assistance to Egypt: 18 Jun 2025 · SPD: Abstention (9 of 11) · S&D group: For · For 1 · Against 1 · Abstention 9
  11. The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus): 8 May 2025 · SPD: For (6 of 11) · S&D group: Against · For 6 · Against 2 · Abstention 3
  12. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections: 23 Oct 2024 · SPD: For (8 of 12) · S&D group: Against · For 8 · Against 4 · Abstention 0
  13. The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in Cuba: 19 Sep 2024 · SPD: Abstention (7 of 10) · S&D group: Against · For 0 · Against 3 · Abstention 7

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 7,239 · 90.4%
  • Against 680 · 8.5%
  • Abstention 90 · 1.1%
  • 8,009 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 Germany 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.

  • SPD and CDU: 84.8%, 552 of 651 votes aligned
  • SPD and AfD: 27.1%, 176 of 649 votes aligned
  • GRÜNE. and SPD: 89.4%, 582 of 651 votes aligned
  • CSU and SPD: 84.5%, 540 of 639 votes aligned
  • FDP and SPD: 81.8%, 531 of 649 votes aligned
  • BSW and SPD: 39.3%, 253 of 644 votes aligned
  • DIE LINKE. and SPD: 58.5%, 311 of 532 votes aligned
  • Freie Wähler and SPD: 73.3%, 447 of 610 votes aligned
  • Volt and SPD: 88.9%, 576 of 648 votes aligned

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

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