MEP Attendance

attendancev1.0Published: 2026-05-01Current version

Share of eligible roll-call votes where the MEP cast a position (For, Against or Abstain).

Formula

attendance = votes_cast / total_eligible_votes

Included in the calculation

Votes where the MEP recorded For, Against or Abstain.

Excluded from the calculation

Votes outside the MEP's mandate (before joining or after leaving). Internal procedural votes that did not require a position.

Limitations

Attendance does not explain why a MEP was absent. Reasons can include parental leave, illness, official EU missions, or political reasons. The score should be interpreted as a participation indicator, not a measure of dedication.

Implementation: open source under MIT. The calculation logic lives in the project repository under pipelines/.