Martin Schirdewan
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) · DIE LINKE.
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Die Linke1,091,586 votes, 2.7%, 3 seats
- Position on the list
- 1
- Electoral rule
- In Germany, lists are closed: voters choose a party list, and seats go to its candidates in the order the party set.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu). List votes, position on the list: Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden 2024, dl-de/by-2-0 (https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/europawahlen/2024/ergebnisse/opendata.html), including list successors, collected on 13 October 2026.
Where the votes came from
Where the Die Linke list won votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows the share of valid votes won by this list in each of the 10,956 municipalities: 1,068,317 votes, 2.8% of valid votes. The 23,269 votes cast abroad or by post have no municipality and are not on the map.
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- LeipzigSachsen10.5% · 33,667
- JenaThüringen9.9% · 5,430
- WeimarThüringen8.9% · 2,858
- ErfurtThüringen8.7% · 8,932
- ArternKyffhäuserkreis, Thüringen8.5% · 179
Results by municipality: BLUE_EP (Hublet, F. (2024). BLUE_EP: A Dataset of Municipality-Level Results of European Parliament Elections. Codebook v1. Paris: Groupe d'études géopolitiques. 10.5281/zenodo.14569325, CC BY 4.0), compiled from the official results. Municipal boundaries: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, data modified (simplified), sources: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_vg_nuts.pdf
How Martin Schirdewan 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
No vote matches the filter.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
35 of 314 comparable votes- 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)
- 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)
- CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
- The EU's approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment
- Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU's territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
- Global role of the euro
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- Competition policy - annual report 2025
- Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis
- Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
- 2025 Commission report on Georgia
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
- The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
- EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
- United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
- Banking Union - annual report 2025
- Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela
- New Chinese law on 'ethnic unity and progress' and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
- EU enlargement strategy
- EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
- Copyright and generative artificial intelligence - opportunities and challenges
- European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
- Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
- Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
- Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027
- Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027
- Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility
- European Central Bank - annual report 2025
- Reform of the European Electoral Act - hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
Alignment with each group
Share of Martin Schirdewan's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Germany
- Group
- The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- National party
- DIE LINKE.
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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