Rudi Kennes
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) · Independent
Details
How they were elected
- List
- Partij van de Arbeid van België (PVDA)366,285 votes, 8.1% in the constituency, 1 seat
- Position on the list
- 1
- Personal votes
- 72,43419.8% of the list's votes
- Constituency
- Dutch-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 PVDA 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 Rudi KENNES won personal votes in the 2024 European election
The map shows, in each of the 319 municipalities, the share of valid votes that carried a personal vote for this MEP: 72,434 in total, 19.8% of the list's votes. The 156 personal votes cast abroad have no municipality and are not on the map.
Strongest areas (at least 1,000 valid votes)
- AntwerpenAntwerpen, Antwerpen5.7% · 16,361
- BoomAntwerpen, Antwerpen5.5% · 625
- WillebroekMechelen, Antwerpen5.2% · 910
- MachelenHalle-Vilvoorde, Vlaams-Brabant4.8% · 436
- GenkHasselt, Limburg4.6% · 1,974
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 Rudi Kennes 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
37 of 352 comparable votes- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the Renew Group - The Trump Administration waiving of sanctions and tariffs required on Russia
- Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
- Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU's territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
- 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
- Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
- Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
- Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness
- EU-Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: accession to the EU of Croatia (Protocol)
- A coherent tax framework for the EU's financial sector
- Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
- 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
- Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
- Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace
- 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
- EU-Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)
- The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
- Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
- United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
- Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia's continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine
- Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
- New Chinese law on 'ethnic unity and progress' and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
- Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime
- Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine
- 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
- Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
- 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
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
Alignment with each group
Share of Rudi Kennes's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Belgium
- Group
- The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- National party
- Independent
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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