The present invention provides an electric spinning reel for fishing, in which an operating member has an excellent operability in regulating the power of a drive motor. The electric spinning reel for fishing in accordance with the present invention comprises: a reeling cylinder 7 reeled thereon a fishing line； a drive motor arranged on a spinning reel body for rotating and driving the reeling cylinder； and an operating member 40 rotationally supported in-between a left side plate 5A and a right side plate 5B for regulating the output of the drive motor. The operating member 40 includes: a planar operating part 42, and an abutting part formed on at least one side of the planar operating part.本發明提供一種釣魚用電動捲線器，具有驅動馬達的功率調節的操作性良好的操作構件。與本發明有關的釣魚用電動捲線器具有：捲筒7，捲繞釣線；驅動馬達，配設於捲線器本體，將捲筒7旋轉驅動；及操作構件40，可旋轉地被支撐於左右側板5A、5B間，調節驅動馬達的輸出。操作構件40具有：平面狀操作部42，與形成於該平面狀操作部的至少一方的側部的抵接部。 【代表圖】
