Member · VB
Ellen Samyn
OppositionConstituency AntwerpDutch-speaking groupSitting
Ellen Samyn sits in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the VB group, in the Antwerp constituency. In legislature 56 (since July 2024): 90.5 % attendance at roll-call votes (group median: 90.4 %), 2 votes against the group majority, 165 written questions and 357 speeches (112 in plenary, 245 in committee).
Official record
- Born
- September 23, 1980 in Roeselare
- Constituency
- Antwerpen
- Parliamentary group
- VB
- Language group
- Dutch-speaking
- In the Chamber
- 2 legislatures, since 2019Legislature 56 (2024–2026) · Legislature 55 (2019–2024)
Source: official record of the Chamber of Representatives, consulted on October 19, 2026. Official record and full activity on lachambre.be (external site)
Attendance at roll-call votes
90.5 %
1,177 of 1,300 votes · group median: 90.4 %
Votes against their group
2
group median: 1
Written questions
165
group median: 49
Speeches
357
112 plenary · 245 committee · group median: 289.5
How to read these figures
- Attendance at roll-call votes: votes cast (for, against, abstain) out of the roll-call votes held in plenary during the mandate. Votes whose named list is not published are not counted.
- Votes against the group: a vote for or against that goes against the position of the majority of the group that day. Abstentions and absences do not count.
- Written questions: questions tabled and published in the Chamber’s bulletin up to March 23, 2026.
- Speeches: contributions recorded in the reports of the plenary and of the committees.
- Group median: the middle value among the sitting Members of the same group.
The figures speak for themselves: we do not interpret them in any way. These figures measure the quantity of activity, not its quality. A group or committee chair, a Member who joined during the legislature or a former minister has a different profile.
Data: Chamber of Representatives (roll-call votes, reports, written questions), legislature 56, updated on October 22, 2026.
01
How they voted on the latest texts
The last four texts voted in plenary, with this Member’s vote and their group’s position.
| File | Their vote | Their group |
|---|---|---|
| Status of members of the royal familyOctober 22, 2026 · 56K1696 | Against | Against |
| Military language examsOctober 22, 2026 · 56K1695 | Abstain | Abstain |
| Various provisions on healthOctober 22, 2026 · 56K1641 | Abstain | Abstain |
| Energy normOctober 22, 2026 · 56K1715 | For | For |
02
Votes against their group
- For Vote no. 44, plenary sitting no. 117 · 56K1378 (external site)
- For Vote no. 2, plenary sitting no. 19 · 56K501 (external site)
03
What their written questions are about
- Buitenlands beleid 28
- Sociaal beleid 21
- Gehandicapte 19
- Sociale zekerheid 19
- Toegang tot het arbeidsproces 18
- Werkgelegenheidsbeleid 18
Keywords from the Chamber’s thesaurus (in Dutch), with the number of questions.
VB
