Malta Ranks Last In EU For European Parliament Voting Participation
Malta has ranked last among all 27 European Union countries for participation in European Parliament roll-call votes, with four of its five ranked MEPs recording rates below the EU average.
According to figures compiled by independent monitoring website WheresMyMEP, Malta recorded an average participation rate of just 67.2%, compared to the EU average of 88.9% across 716 ranked MEPs.
Cyprus ranked second-lowest, with a participation rate of 71.8%.
The figures cover a 180-day reporting period, with the latest votes recorded on 6th October 2026.
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However, the figures measure participation in roll-call votes rather than the number of days MEPs were physically present at the European Parliament. Votes missed during officially excused sittings are excluded from the calculations.
Nationalist MEP David Casa was the only Maltese representative to exceed the EU average, participating in 1,630 out of 1,711 roll-call votes, equivalent to 95.3%. He ranked 299th overall.
Labour MEP Daniel Attard recorded a participation rate of 74.9%, placing him 629th, while Nationalist MEP Peter Agius ranked 667th with 66.3%.
Meanwhile, Labour MEP Thomas Bajada participated in 52.9% of roll-call votes, placing him 697th.
Labour deputy leader and MEP Alex Agius Saliba recorded the lowest participation rate among Malta’s representatives, at 46.5%, ranking 705th. Only ten ranked MEPs recorded lower participation rates.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was excluded from both the rankings and Malta’s national average because she does not vote.
The figures place Malta at the bottom of the EU rankings for roll-call voting participation during the reporting period.
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