Statistics

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VAS Vasemmistoliitto

Finland · The Left group

Current members
3
Cohesion
96.4%, on average, this share votes alike, across 649 final votes
On the majority side
70.1%, party majority voted like the plenary in 448 of 639 votes. Always voting for would give 95.8%.
Participation
94.6%, 1,851 of 1,956 possible votes cast, 7 excused absences

Members

Differing from their own group

In 130 of 632 final votes (20.6%) the party’s majority voted differently from the majority of its group (The Left). 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 130 cases:

  1. Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation: 22 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  2. Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security: 22 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  3. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections: 21 Oct 2026 · VAS: Abstention (2 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 1 · Against 0 · Abstention 2
  4. Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation): 20 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  5. Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation): 20 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  6. Recommendation on EU-China political relations: 7 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  7. Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability: 6 Oct 2026 · VAS: Abstention (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  8. Alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework: 6 Oct 2026 · VAS: Abstention (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  9. Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE): 6 Oct 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  10. Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung: 17 Sep 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  11. Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V): 16 Sep 2026 · VAS: Abstention (2 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 1 · Against 0 · Abstention 2
  12. Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure: 16 Sep 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  13. Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V): 16 Sep 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  14. Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield: 15 Sep 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  15. Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness: 9 Jul 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  16. 2025 Commission report on Moldova: 8 Jul 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · For 3 · Against 0 · Abstention 0
  17. EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement: 8 Jul 2026 · VAS: Abstention (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  18. EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade: 8 Jul 2026 · VAS: Abstention (3 of 3) · The Left group: Against · For 0 · Against 0 · Abstention 3
  19. EU–Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol): 8 Jul 2026 · VAS: Abstention (2 of 3) · The Left group: For · For 1 · Against 0 · Abstention 2
  20. 2025 Commission report on Serbia: 8 Jul 2026 · VAS: For (3 of 3) · The Left group: Abstention · 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 1,309 · 70.7%
  • Against 371 · 20.0%
  • Abstention 171 · 9.2%
  • 1,851 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 Finland 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.

  • VAS and KOK: 65.5%, 403 of 615 votes aligned

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

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