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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · Bert-Jan RUISSEN

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
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Bert-Jan RUISSEN’s votes against the line, 61

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 2024Paragraph 1, point al — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAgainstForECR
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAgainstAbstainedECR
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point a — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAgainstForECR
19 Dec 2024Separate vote on paragraph 6 Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TVForAgainstECR
19 Dec 2024Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TVAgainstForECR
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 officeAbstainedForECR
18 Dec 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 4, point 4, point 3 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesAgainstForECR
18 Dec 2024Amendment 4 to paragraph 4, point 2, paragraph 4 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Recital R — part 2 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Separate vote on recital P Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 19 to paragraph 12 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 18 to paragraph 7 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 6 — part 2 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 6 — part 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 21 to paragraph 6 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 17 to paragraph 6 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 5 — part 2 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 16 to paragraph 5 — part 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 15 to paragraph 4 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 10 to paragraph 2 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAgainstForECR
28 Nov 2024Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedForECR
27 Nov 2024Final vote on the motion for a resolution Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updatesAgainstForECR
14 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedAgainstECR
14 Nov 2024Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 56 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AgainstAbstainedECR
14 Nov 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 41 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAbstainedECR
14 Nov 2024Amendment 12 to paragraph 41 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)ForAbstainedECR
24 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaForAbstainedECR
24 Oct 2024Paragraph 10 — part 2 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaForAgainstECR
24 Oct 2024Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaForAgainstECR
24 Oct 2024Amendment 1 to paragraph 10 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaForAgainstECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 20 to paragraph 90, point e General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 19 to paragraph 90, After point d General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 64 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 63 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 63 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 63 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 45 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 62, adding text after paragraph 40 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 35 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstAbstainedECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 27 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 6, adding text before paragraph 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 737 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 316 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 314 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForECR
23 Oct 2024Amendment 309 Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sectionsAgainstAbstainedECR
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAgainstForECR
Show all 61 votes
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
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AgainstForECR
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 integrationAbstainedForECR
19 Sept 2024Amendment 6 to recital J 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 changeAbstainedForECR
19 Sept 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 27 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 changeForAgainstECR
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on paragraph 12 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 changeAbstainedAgainstECR
19 Sept 2024Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 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 changeAbstainedForECR
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 changeAbstainedAgainstECR
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on paragraph 1 Situation in VenezuelaAgainstForECR
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedForECR
19 Sept 2024Amendment 2, 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’AbstainedForECR
18 Sept 2024Final vote on the motion for a resolution Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methylAgainstForECR

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
Bert-Jan RUISSEN , ECR · Netherlands 14.1 %434391570

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 · Bert-Jan RUISSEN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=197773&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 · Bert-Jan RUISSEN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=197773&to=2024-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=197773&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}
}