
Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands ECR
Sander Smit
MEP for Netherlands · European Conservatives & Reformists · BoerBurgerBeweging · official EP profile
As of 12 September 2026, Sander Smit (ECR, Netherlands) has declared 95 lobby meetings this term - rank 234 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 15 of 81 within European Conservatives & Reformists.
42% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.
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Compared with the averages
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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 16 in Oct 2024.
Busiest month: 16 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Sander Smit 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
Most-met sectors
Agriculture & food (17), Chemicals & manufacturing (6), Health & pharma (5)
Meetings by committee topic
Environment, Climate and Food Safety (39), Fisheries (8), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (6), D-IL (2), D-RU (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Chevron | Member | RED II & Massabalans-discussie |
| 16 Jul 2026 | MVO - de ketenorganisatie voor oliën en vetten ↗ | Member | Feed & Food |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés ↗ | Member | Feed & Food |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain | Member | Feed & Food Omnibus |
| 8 Jul 2026 | European Biostimulants Industry Council | Member | Feed & Food Omnibus |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union ↗ | Member | SEVO Meeting |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Plantum ↗ | Member | NGT Law and Vote |
| 16 Jun 2026 | CropLife Europe ↗ | Member | Food & Feed Omnibus |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Municipal Waste Europe ↗ | Member | Revision of European procurement directives |
| 8 May 2026 | Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union ↗ | Member | 75th Anniversary and Vessel Christening PP |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | DenkTank | Member | Panel & Reception |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Kerk in Nood | Member | NGO dialogue |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Horticontract | Member | Sector event |
| 25 Feb 2026 | CropLife Europe | Member | 2025/0409 (COD) |
| 20 Feb 2026 | SEVO Cornelis Vrolijk | Member | Sector visit and meeting: Fish processing & sector dialogue |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Prospero & Partners ↗ | Member | Meeting Omnibus VI |
| 16 Dec 2025 | DSM-Firmenich ↗ | Member | Omnibus VI |
| 3 Dec 2025 | ECR | Member | Cutting Through Bureaucracy |
| 3 Dec 2025 | ChristenUnie | Member | Exchange of views |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Young farmers Agri Commission | Member | Young farmers congress |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Growing Media Europe | Member | Growing media |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Dutch agriculture representatives | Member | Landbouwborrel |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Gesponserde Groep | Member | Bezoekersgroep |
| 7 Nov 2025 | SEVO | Member | Werkbezoek |
| 29 Oct 2025 | BoerBurgerBeweging | Member | Verkiezingsuitslagenavond |
| 15 Oct 2025 | BBB bestuur; BBB gedeputeerde Friesland | Member | Exchange of views |
| 15 Oct 2025 | European Commission | Member | 40th anniversary of the singing of the Schengen agreement |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Koninklijke Philips ↗ | Member | Exchange of views duurzaamheid |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Regio Stedendriehoek | Member | Themadiner |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Oost-Nederlandse bestuurders | Member | Netwerkborrel EWRC |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Sander Smit held the seat, 537 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.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 481 final texts where more than half of ECR members casting a vote went one way, and Sander Smit 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.
Final texts where Sander Smit differed from their group's majority at the time
| Date | Text | Their vote | Group majority (their group at the time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | A10-0167/2026 – Ľudovít Ódor – Motion for a resolution | Abstained | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0335/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0336/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0172/2026 – Michael Gahler – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0163/2026 – Tonino Picula – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0164/2026 – Sven Mikser – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0156/2026 – Ilhan Kyuchyuk – Draft Council decision | Against | Abstained |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0170/2026 – Joachim Streit – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0169/2026 – Matthias Ecke – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
80 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
13 counterpart entrys in Sander Smit's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “META” - likely Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (3 counterpart entrys)
- “595328413083-91 (Association Internationale de la Mutualité)” - likely Association Internationale de la Mutualité (1 counterpart entry)
- “CNPMEM” - likely Comité national des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins (1 counterpart entry)
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.