Statistics

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Volt

Germany · Greens/EFA group

Current members
3
Cohesion
99.6%, on average, this share votes alike, across 649 final votes
On the majority side
84.0%, party majority voted like the plenary in 545 of 649 votes. Always voting for would give 95.5%.
Participation
93.5%, 1,828 of 1,956 possible votes cast

Members

Differing from their own group

In 20 of 649 final votes (3.1%) the party’s majority voted differently from the majority of its group (Greens/EFA). Counted when at least 2 of the party’s MEPs in the group voted and both party and group had a clear majority.

  1. Genetically modified soybean MON 87769: 21 Oct 2026 · Volt: Against (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
  2. CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers: 7 Oct 2026 · Volt: For (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  3. Genetically modified maize MON 87460: 16 Sep 2026 · Volt: Against (2 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 1 · Against 2 · Abstention 0
  4. 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: 16 Sep 2026 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  5. Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed: 17 Jun 2026 · Volt: Against (2 of 2) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 2 · Abstention 0
  6. Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America: 16 Jun 2026 · Volt: Against (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 3 · Abstention 0
  7. EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime: 29 Apr 2026 · Volt: Abstention (2 of 2) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 2
  8. EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime: 29 Apr 2026 · Volt: Abstention (2 of 2) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 2
  9. Genetically modified soybean MON 94637: 29 Apr 2026 · Volt: Against (2 of 2) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 2 · Abstention 0
  10. Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges: 10 Mar 2026 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  11. Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector: 25 Nov 2025 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  12. Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: 13 Nov 2025 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  13. European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges: 10 Sep 2025 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: For · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  14. EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu: 10 Sep 2025 · Volt: For (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  15. Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe: 22 May 2025 · Volt: For (2 of 2) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 2 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  16. The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus): 8 May 2025 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  17. Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data: 12 Mar 2025 · Volt: Abstention (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  18. EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu: 18 Dec 2024 · Volt: For (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  19. EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga: 18 Dec 2024 · Volt: For (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  20. EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue: 18 Dec 2024 · Volt: For (3 of 3) · Greens/EFA group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · 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 1,500 · 82.1%
  • Against 236 · 12.9%
  • Abstention 92 · 5.0%
  • 1,828 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.

  • Volt and CDU: 77.0%, 500 of 649 votes aligned
  • Volt and AfD: 23.0%, 149 of 648 votes aligned
  • Volt and SPD: 88.9%, 576 of 648 votes aligned
  • Volt and GRÜNE.: 95.1%, 617 of 649 votes aligned
  • Volt and CSU: 76.5%, 487 of 637 votes aligned
  • Volt and FDP: 76.2%, 494 of 648 votes aligned
  • Volt and BSW: 40.4%, 260 of 643 votes aligned
  • Volt and DIE LINKE.: 62.9%, 335 of 533 votes aligned
  • Volt and Freie Wähler: 66.4%, 404 of 608 votes aligned

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

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