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Anthony Smith

MEP for France · The Left · La France Insoumise · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Anthony Smith (The Left, France) has declared 144 lobby meetings this term - rank 178 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 7 of 45 in the Left group.

57% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

144
declared meetings
current term
144
records since 2016
full dataset
57%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
178/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
7/45
rank in The Left

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Compared with the averages

Anthony Smith, this term
144
Parliament average
100
The Left average
70

Transparency this term

Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.

Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 1 declared meeting in Nov 2026, 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 14 in Sep 2026.

0%25%50%75%100%014July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 5 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 9 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 9 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 14 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%014July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 6 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 4 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 4 declared meetingsApril 2025: 5 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 5 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 9 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 6 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 6 declared meetingsApril 2026: 9 declared meetingsMay 2026: 7 declared meetingsJune 2026: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 14 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 6 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 1 declared meetingnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%014202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 202410%
Aug 20240-
Sep 2024580%
Oct 2024888.9%
Nov 2024366.7%
Dec 2024475%
Jan 2025666.7%
Feb 2025440%
Mar 2025480%
Apr 2025540%
May 2025657.1%
Jun 2025366.7%
Jul 2025250%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025560%
Oct 202510%
Nov 2025944.4%
Dec 2025414.3%
Jan 2026933.3%
Feb 2026670%
Mar 2026687.5%
Apr 202690%
May 2026757.1%
Jun 20261053.3%
Jul 2026566.7%
Aug 202610%
Sep 20261464.3%
Oct 2026687.5%
Nov 20261100%

Busiest month: 14 declared in September 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Anthony Smith meets most

Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.

Where the meetings cluster

Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.

Most-met sectors this term

Labour & trade unions (69), Media & publishing (6), Democracy & civil society (3)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Industry, Research and Energy (25), Culture and Education (18), Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (8), Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (6), Constitutional Affairs (4)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
5 Nov 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗MemberActe législatif sur les emplois de qualité
17 Oct 2026Collectif familles stop à la mort au travailMemberSéminaire collectif familles stop la mort au travail
14 Oct 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗Member28 ème régime et ses conséquences
14 Oct 2026Union nationale des syndicats autonomes⁠↗; Confédération française démocratique du travail⁠↗; Confédération Générale du Travail Force Ouvrière⁠↗Member28ème régime et ses conséquences
14 Oct 2026European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine⁠↗MemberHorizon Europe
14 Oct 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation sociale en Dordogne
13 Oct 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation sociale dans la Marne
30 Sep 2026EPSUMemberInspection du travail
30 Sep 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗Member28ème régime
28 Sep 2026Sud SolidairesMemberSituation sociale et conséquences de l'intelligence artificielle sur le travail
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Sep 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation de l'inspection du travail
22 Sep 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation sociale - Meuthe-et-Moselle
21 Sep 2026Délégation des Barreaux de France⁠↗MemberSituation dans les prisons
16 Sep 2026EPSUMemberSituation sociale chez les pompiers
10 Sep 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation de l'inspection du travail dans les territoires de Belfort
9 Sep 2026Confédération française démocratique du travail⁠↗MemberSituation de l'enseignement professionnel
8 Sep 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation sociale - Territoire de Belfort
5 Sep 2026Confédération Générale du Travail Force Ouvrière⁠↗MemberSituation sociale de la Marne
4 Sep 2026BionalanMemberInnovation technique en faveur d'une agriculture responsable
3 Sep 2026Maison familiale rurale (MFR) de VercusMemberEnseignement agricole
3 Sep 2026Coordination Rurale Union Nationale⁠↗MemberSituation agricole dans la Marne
28 Aug 2026Fédération Régionale des Vignerons IndépendantsMemberDéfense des vignerons indépendants de Champagne
15 Jul 2026Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT)⁠↗MemberSituation des droits du travail des cadres
9 Jul 2026EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION⁠↗; EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF⁠↗Member28ème régime
8 Jul 2026Alliance Algérienne d'Europe (AAE)MemberHistoricité des relations entre le peuple Algérien et l'Union européenne
2 Jul 2026Confédération Générale du Travail⁠↗Shadow rapporteurBio­technologies
1 Jul 2026USLMemberDirective stage
25 Jun 2026Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiensMemberSituation sociale chez Verizon
25 Jun 2026Confédération Générale du Travail⁠↗MemberDirective stage
24 Jun 2026Ambassade de Cuba En FranceMemberSituation humanitaire à Cuba

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Anthony Smith held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.

92%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
564
final texts voted on
of 606
93%
voted with The Left majority
on 530 final texts
36
differed from The Left
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Anthony Smith606 final votes
51%29%13%
For 312Against 174Abstained 78No vote recorded 42

With and against the group

On the 530 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Anthony Smith also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.

Voted with The Left majority49493%
Voted differently367%

Final texts where Anthony Smith differed from The Left majority

DateTextTheir voteThe Left majority
20 October 2026Connecting Europe through high-speed rail A10-0262/2026 · Vicent Marzà Ibáñez · Motion for a resolutionAgainstAbstained
6 October 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
6 October 2026Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of certain requirements for the establishment of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Union A10-0233/2026 · Emma Wiesner · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
17 September 2026The impact of social media and the online environment on young people A10-0220/2026 · Sandro Ruotolo · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
16 September 2026Council regulation establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (Euratom)… A10-0196/2026 · Sophie Wilmès · Commission proposal to the CouncilAbstainedFor
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Georgia A10-0140/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
30 April 2026RC-B10-0195/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0195/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
30 April 2026Banking Union – annual report 2025 A10-0079/2026 · Evelyn Regner · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
29 April 2026Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors A10-0098/2026 · Danuše Nerudová · Commission proposalAbstainedFor
11 February 2026The Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively A10-0003/2026 · Željana Zovko · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

26 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

13 counterpart entries in Anthony Smith's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 7 of the 13 entries; the other 6 are not listed.

Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.