Bert-Jan Ruissen
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) · SGP
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100%participation, 363 of 364 votesMedian: ECR 87% · Netherlands 96% · all MEPs 89%
81%of votes matched the position of ECR
73%of For and Against votes on the winning side
69votes off the group line, of 361 comparable
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP)228,036 votes, 3.7%, 1 seat
- Position on the list
- 1
- Personal votes
- 194,43385.3% of the list's votes
- Electoral rule
- In the Netherlands, 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). List votes, position on the list and personal votes: Kiesraad (Electoral Council), official result of 19 June 2024 and EML open data, CC0 1.0, with appointments published in the Staatscourant, collected on 13 October 2026. Shares of the list's votes calculated by Parliament Radar.
Where the votes came from
Where the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP) list won votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows the share of valid votes won by this list in each of the 342 municipalities: 227,559 votes, 3.7% of valid votes. The 477 votes cast abroad or in the Caribbean Netherlands have no municipality and are not on the map.
0.1% to 0.3%0.3% to 0.6%0.6% to 1.4%1.4% to 4.7%4.7% to 59.0%% of valid votes
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- UrkFlevoland59.0% · 5,165
- ReimerswaalZeeland47.9% · 4,489
- Neder-BetuweGelderland44.9% · 4,744
- StaphorstOverijssel44.4% · 3,951
- TholenZeeland36.6% · 3,779
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: Kadaster, Bestuurlijke Gebieden 2024, CC BY 4.0, simplified.
How Bert-Jan Ruissen 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
69 of 361 comparable votes- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the Renew Group - The Trump Administration waiving of sanctions and tariffs required on Russia
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot: Motion for a resolution
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora - Belgium
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive ancillary - Spain
- Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
- Funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy
- Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
- Alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework
- Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
- An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
- Global role of the euro
- The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
- Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs - Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
- Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive
- The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality
- 2025 Commission report on Serbia
- 2025 Commission report on Moldova
- 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
- Digital assets - challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union's financial system
- Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum
- Competition policy - annual report 2025
- Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group - annual report 2025
- Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
- Coordination of social security systems
- Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
- Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
- 2025 Commission report on Albania
- 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
- Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
- Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries
- Countering transnational repression - towards an EU strategy to protect Europe's sovereignty and democratic values
- European political parties and foundations - 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver
- Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
- Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
- Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 - Section I - European Parliament
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium
- Discharge 2024: Agencies
- Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor's Office
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
- European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement
- Generalised scheme of tariff preferences
- Global Gateway - past impacts and future orientation
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - Austria
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - Belgium
- 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
- Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2024
- Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
- Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada's economic stability and sovereignty
- Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware - Belgium
- The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
- Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
- Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/006 BE/Audi - Belgium
- Motion of censure on the Commission
- Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)
- Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties
- The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies
- 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 206Abstain 62Against 95Did not vote 1
Alignment with each group
Share of Bert-Jan Ruissen's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Netherlands
- Group
- European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
- National party
- SGP
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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