Marc Botenga
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) · PVDA-PTB
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88%participation, 321 of 364 votesMedian: The Left 87% · Belgium 92% · all MEPs 89%
81%of votes matched the position of The Left
46%of For and Against votes on the winning side
61votes off the group line, of 317 comparable
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Parti du Travail de Belgique (PTB)397,055 votes, 15.4% in the constituency, 1 seat
- Position on the list
- 1
- Personal votes
- 87,26322.0% of the list's votes
- Constituency
- French-speaking electoral college
- Electoral rule
- In Belgium, personal votes for candidates decide, fully or in part, which of a list's candidates win its seats.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu); no map layer, because BLUE_EP gives PTB in one column with another list. List votes, position on the list and personal votes: FPS Home Affairs (SPF Intérieur), final result tables (https://elections.fgov.be), collected on 13 October 2026. Shares of the list's votes calculated by Parliament Radar.
Where the votes came from
Where Marc BOTENGA won personal votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows, in each of the 278 municipalities, the share of valid votes that carried a personal vote for this MEP: 87,263 in total, 22.0% of the list's votes. The 238 personal votes cast abroad have no municipality and are not on the map.
0.5% to 1.4%1.4% to 1.7%1.7% to 2.0%2.0% to 2.8%2.8% to 11.3%% of valid votes
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-MolenbeekBruxelles-Capitale / Brussel-Hoofdstad11.3% · 4,244
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-NodeBruxelles-Capitale / Brussel-Hoofdstad9.8% · 853
- AnderlechtBruxelles-Capitale / Brussel-Hoofdstad9.2% · 4,328
- Bruxelles / BrusselBruxelles-Capitale / Brussel-Hoofdstad8.4% · 6,078
- KoekelbergBruxelles-Capitale / Brussel-Hoofdstad8.0% · 700
Personal votes by municipality: FPS Home Affairs (SPF Intérieur), final result tables (https://elections.fgov.be), collected on 13 October 2026. Percentages and colour classes calculated by Parliament Radar. Municipal boundaries: AdminVector, © NGI-IGN, 2026, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); the 2024 municipalities were rebuilt from the municipal sections and simplified by Parliament Radar.
How Marc Botenga voted
Most recent first- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: Proposal for rejection (amendment 6= 7=)
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: Proposal for rejection (amendment 119)
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: Proposal for rejection (amendment 1= 2=)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
- Combating VAT fraud - the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget
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Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
61 of 317 comparable votes- Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban opposition parties in Georgia
- CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
- The EU's approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
- Funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy
- Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
- Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034
- EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
- EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
- Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034
- Global role of the euro
- Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs - Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area
- Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
- Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures
- EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement
- A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector
- Competition policy - annual report 2025
- Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
- Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
- Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace
- Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel
- The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
- Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)
- Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
- Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade
- EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
- Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines
- Screening of foreign investments in the Union
- Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
- Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia's continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
- Banking Union - annual report 2025
- New Chinese law on 'ethnic unity and progress' and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
- Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
- EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement
- Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector
- Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings
- Discharge 2024: Agencies
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European External Action Service
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Court of Auditors
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Parliament
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
- Wednesday's agenda - Request by the PPE Group - Iran
- European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
- EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission
- The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
- European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
- Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino
- Framework for achieving climate neutrality
- Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
- Brutal repression against protesters in Iran
- Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called 'EU Magnitsky Act')
- Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - annual report 2025
- Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine
- Reform of the European Electoral Act - hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States
- Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
For 130Abstain 60Against 131Did not vote 43
Alignment with each group
Share of Marc Botenga's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Belgium
- Group
- The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- National party
- PVDA-PTB
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Method
Participation: Share of the votes the Radar follows (HowTheyVote main votes and final roll-call votes) in which the MEP voted. Not attendance; excused absences are not counted. Winning side: Of the For and Against votes, the share on the side of the result: For when adopted, Against when rejected. Abstentions and absences are left out. Off the group line: a vote different from the position of the MEP's own group on that day; divided groups and non-attached members are left out. Full method