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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Sander SMIT

Which members voted against their group’s clear line, how often compared with the votes where the group had one, and did they vote with their national party when they did?

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Period Term202420252026Last 6 months
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Votes Final votes66All roll calls516
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Sander SMIT’s votes against the line, 101

Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.

Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
19 Dec 2024Amendment 17 to paragraph 1, point al Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 8 to paragraph 1, point ak Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, after point ag Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 5 to paragraph 1, after point af Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point w — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAgainstForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point w — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAgainstForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 5 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point r — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point q Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point q Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 12 to paragraph 1, point h Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rightsForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeAbstainedForEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendment 12 to recital E Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 1, after point p Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendment 14 to paragraph 1, point h Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Separate vote on paragraph 4, point 4, point 7 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesAgainstForEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendment 15 to paragraph 4, point 4, point 2 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendments 9 + 14 (voted as one) to paragraph 4, after point 2, point 3 and after point 3 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Amendment 8 to paragraph 4, point 2, introductory sentence Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesForAgainstEPP
17 Dec 2024Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023ForAgainstEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 12, adding text after recital H Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedForEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 18 to paragraph 7 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 5 — part 2 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedForEPP
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 19 — part 1 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaAbstainedForEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 4 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaForAgainstEPP
28 Nov 2024Recital F — part 2 Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudAgainstForEPP
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 10 — part 2 Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudAgainstForEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 The increasing and systematic repression of women in IranForAgainstEPP
27 Nov 2024Joint text Final vote 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint textAbstainedForEPP
14 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AgainstForEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 4 to recital G UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 3, adding text after recital F UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 9 to recital A UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Separate vote on paragraph 95 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedForEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 56 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 48 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 41 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 12 to paragraph 41 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAgainstEPP
14 Nov 2024Amendment 10 to paragraph 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedAgainstEPP
24 Oct 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 17 People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around TaiwanForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Final vote Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 5 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 1 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
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Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
23 Oct 2024Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 98 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 50 to paragraph 89 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 72, adding text after paragraph 87 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 79 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 78 — part 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 78 — part 3 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 78 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 75 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 63 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAbstainedEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 62 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAbstainedEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 51 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 50 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 50 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 45 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 45 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 45 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 44 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 35 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 31 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 27 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 317 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 316 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2024Paragraph 16 — part 2 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAgainstForEPP
22 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 14 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAgainstForEPP
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2024Paragraph 4 — part 2 Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAgainstForEPP
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 6 Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AgainstForEPP
9 Oct 2024Separate vote on recital O The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in GeorgiaAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2024Paragraph 1 — part 2 The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in GeorgiaAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2024Paragraph 9 — part 2 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 8 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2024Amendment 1 to paragraph 7 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationForAbstainedEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 5 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 4 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeAbstainedAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 4 — part 2 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeAbstainedForEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 4 — part 1 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeAbstainedForEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 19 — part 3 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 19 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 15 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstForEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 9 — part 3 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 8 The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ForAgainstEPP
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 7 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 6 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 4 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 2 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 3 — part 1 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
17 Jul 2024Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PfE Group Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PfE GroupAbstainedAgainstEPP

By member, 1

Members with at least one vote where their group had a clear line. Order: by rate, for members with at least 300 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.

Against the line: votes against the group’s clear line ÷ clear-line votes (votes where the member’s group at the date had a clear line and the member voted); a count below 50. Of the votes against: opposite (for ↔ against), abstained against the line, other (for or against when the line was to abstain), and with own party — with the majority of their national party’s members in the group (at least two voting).
MemberAgainst the lineClear-line votesOppositeAbstainedOtherWith own party
Sander SMIT changed group , ECR · Netherlands in EPP for most of the period 21.7 %4665642395

About these figures

What was counted, what was left out, and how.

  • 516 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 15 of 81 decisions in the period had no final vote recorded by name (a show of hands or a count without names) and cannot be measured.
  • A vote counts against the group’s line when the group’s clear line — at least two thirds of its votes cast, with at least 10 members voting — was different from the member’s position; a divided group has no line to vote against (method). This is a different rule from group loyalty, which uses the majority line (loyalty).
  • Ordered by rate, only members with at least 300 votes where their group had a clear line are compared; fewer votes make a rate unstable, and below 50 the figure is shown as a count.
  • Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of the vote (group at the date).
  • Roll calls are not a random sample: final votes on laws are recorded by name, most other roll calls because a group asked for it. A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes; the Parliament publishes no whip.
  • Methods: Voted against the group’s clear line v1, Voted with the group’s majority line v1, Final votes and all roll calls v1, Group at the date of the vote v1.
  • Data as of 29 Sept 2026, 03:29 UTC (data stamp 2b7a29b98b0d, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Sander SMIT”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=125325&to=2024-12-31 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
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@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-29,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Sander SMIT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=125325&to=2024-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=125325&to=2024-12-31},
  urldate = {2026-09-29},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}