Odessa MP Urbansky missed half of the votes in the Verkhovna Rada

People’s Deputy Anatoliy Urbansky, who previously headed the Odesa Regional Council, has missed 50.1% of the votes in the Verkhovna Rada since the start of the full-scale invasion. He made it onto the list of lawmakers who most frequently failed to participate in votes.

This was revealed by data from the analytical firm “Slovo i Dilo.”

The analysts examined data from the parliament’s website for the period from February 24, 2022, to October 12, 2026. The ranking included only current members of parliament who missed more than half of the votes.

Anatoliy Urbansky was among the 33 lawmakers who did not participate in more than 50% of the votes. Overall, his absentee rate was 50.1%.

Also included in the ranking of chronic absentees was former Odesa Regional State Administration Head Ihor Palytsia, a representative of the “For the Future” party, who missed 88.8% of the votes.

The worst records were posted by Anzhelika Labunska of the “Batkivshchyna” party, who missed 96% of the votes, Stepan Ivakhiv of the “For the Future” group—91.5%, and Yaroslav Dubnevych from the same group—90.4%.

The study was released against the backdrop of a severe state budget deficit and delays in the consideration of bills necessary for the country’s financing and for meeting the requirements of international partners. At the same time, the mere fact of missing votes is not grounds for revoking a deputy’s mandate or for criminal liability.

However, the law does provide for financial penalties. According to the Law“On the Status of People’s Deputies of Ukraine,” , members of parliament who, within a single session, miss more than 30% of plenary sessions or more than 50% of committee meetings in a month without valid reasons may lose their allowances for performing their parliamentary duties. 

Last year, the results of a monitoring study conducted by experts from “Attestation of Local Council Members” showed that over the course of six years in the Verkhovna Rada (from August 2019 to August 2025), members of parliament elected from the Odesa region devoted the least attention to working with constituents and the most to speaking in the chamber.

Анна Літман