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Member of the European Parliament · Netherlands ECR

Sander Smit

MEP for the Netherlands · European Conservatives & Reformists · BoerBurgerBeweging · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Sander Smit (ECR, Netherlands) has declared 95 lobby meetings this term - rank 269 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 3 other MEPs.

That sits close to the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 18 of 84 in the ECR group, a place shared with 1 other member.

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 52%.

95
declared meetings
current term
95
records since 2016
full dataset
42%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
269/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 3 others
18/84
rank in ECR
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Sander Smit, this term
95
Parliament average
100
ECR average
64

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: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 16 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%016July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 16 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 10 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 2 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew 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 linkFebruary 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%016July 2024: 1 declared meetingAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 16 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 9 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 2 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 10 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 2 declared meetingsApril 2025: 4 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 10 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 5 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 4 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 3 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 5 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew 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 linkFebruary 2026: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%016202420252026
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 2024612.5%
Oct 20241643.5%
Nov 20249100%
Dec 20242100%
Jan 2025250%
Feb 20251027.3%
Mar 20252100%
Apr 2025475%
May 20251100%
Jun 202520%
Jul 202540%
Aug 20250-
Sep 202520%
Oct 20251018.2%
Nov 202550%
Dec 2025450%
Jan 20260-
Feb 202630%
Mar 20260-
Apr 202620%
May 20261100%
Jun 20263100%
Jul 2026560%
Aug 202610%
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 16 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

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

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

Agriculture & food (21), Chemicals & manufacturing (7), Health & pharma (5)

Meetings by committee or delegation this term

Environment, Climate and Food Safety (39), Fisheries (8), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (6), Delegation for relations with Israel (2), Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
25 Aug 2026ChevronMemberRED II & Massabalans-discussie
16 Jul 2026MVO - de keten­organisatie voor oliën en vetten⁠↗MemberFeed & Food
10 Jul 2026Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés⁠↗MemberFeed & Food
9 Jul 2026Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chainMemberFeed & Food Omnibus
8 Jul 2026European Biostimulants Industry CouncilMemberFeed & Food Omnibus
3 Jul 2026Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union⁠↗MemberSEVO Meeting
17 Jun 2026Plantum⁠↗MemberNGT Law and Vote
16 Jun 2026CropLife Europe⁠↗MemberFood & Feed Omnibus
3 Jun 2026Municipal Waste Europe⁠↗MemberRevision of European procurement directives
8 May 2026Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union⁠↗Member75th Anniversary and Vessel Christening PP
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
29 Apr 2026DenkTankMemberPanel & Reception
22 Apr 2026Kerk in NoodMemberNGO dialogue
26 Feb 2026HorticontractMemberSector event
25 Feb 2026CropLife EuropeMember2025/0409 (COD)
20 Feb 2026SEVO Cornelis VrolijkMemberSector visit and meeting: Fish processing & sector dialogue
17 Dec 2025Prospero & Partners⁠↗MemberMeeting Omnibus VI
16 Dec 2025DSM-Firmenich⁠↗MemberOmnibus VI
3 Dec 2025ECRMemberCutting Through Bureaucracy
3 Dec 2025ChristenUnieMemberExchange of views
19 Nov 2025Young farmers Agri CommissionMemberYoung farmers congress
18 Nov 2025Growing Media EuropeMemberGrowing media
17 Nov 2025Dutch agriculture representativesMemberLandbouwborrel
12 Nov 2025Gesponserde GroepMemberBezoekersgroep
7 Nov 2025SEVOMemberWerkbezoek
29 Oct 2025Boer­Burger­BewegingMemberVer­kie­zingsuits­la­ge­na­vond
15 Oct 2025BBB bestuur; BBB gedeputeerde FrieslandMemberExchange of views
15 Oct 2025European CommissionMember40th anniversary of the singing of the Schengen agreement
15 Oct 2025Koninklijke Philips⁠↗MemberExchange of views duurzaamheid
14 Oct 2025Regio StedendriehoekMemberThemadiner
14 Oct 2025Oost-Nederlandse bestuurdersMemberNetwerkborrel EWRC

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Sander Smit 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.

91%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
556
final texts voted on
of 606
81%
voted with their group's majority at the time
on 547 final texts
102
differed from their group at the time
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Sander Smit606 final votes
62%14%16%8%
For 378Against 82Abstained 96No vote recorded 50

With and against the group

On the 547 final texts where more than half of the members of their group at the time 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.

Voted with their group's majority at the time44581%
Voted differently10219%

Final texts where Sander Smit differed from their group's majority at the time

DateTextTheir voteGroup majority (their group at the time)
22 October 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation A10-0264/2026 · Jacek Protas · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
21 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0469/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
20 October 2026‘Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities’ A10-0263/2026 · Denis Nesci · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
7 October 2026Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/637 on the coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens… A10-0254/2026 · Lena Düpont · Commission proposalAbstainedAgainst
6 October 2026With recommendations to the Commission on psychosocial risk, stress and mental health at work A10-0225/2026 · Estelle Ceulemans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
17 September 2026Motion for a resolution on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries B10-0385/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
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)AbstainedAgainst
17 September 2026An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector A10-0168/2026 · Loucas Fourlas and Ruggero Razza · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0379/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0380/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor

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

Unlinked but matchable

14 counterpart entries in Sander Smit's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 5 of the 14 entries; the other 9 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.