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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 16 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 · João OLIVEIRA

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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Votes Final votes66All roll calls516
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing João OLIVEIRA only. Show every member

João OLIVEIRA’s votes against the line, 60

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 u — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForThe Left
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State ArbitrationAbstainedForThe Left
17 Dec 2024Final vote Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ categoryAbstainedAgainstThe Left
17 Dec 2024Final vote on the provisional agreement Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of applicationAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Nov 2024Amendment 12, adding text after recital H Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Nov 2024Amendment 19 to paragraph 12 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Nov 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 1 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital T Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaAbstainedForThe Left
28 Nov 2024Recital F — part 2 Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudAbstainedForThe Left
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 10 — part 2 Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudAbstainedForThe Left
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 updatesAbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 131 — part 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedAgainstThe Left
14 Nov 2024Separate vote on paragraph 95 UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Final vote Electronic value added tax exemption certificateAbstainedForThe Left
24 Oct 2024Paragraph 6 — part 1 People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around TaiwanAgainstForThe Left
24 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaAbstainedForThe Left
24 Oct 2024Paragraph 10 — part 2 Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Final vote Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 20 to Annex, guideline 6, paragraph 3 — part 3 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 13 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 10 — part 1 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 5 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 1 — part 2 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 55 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 45 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 43 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 43 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 12 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 5 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Paragraph 16 — part 2 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 14 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAgainstForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Paragraph 4 — part 2 Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAgainstForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 6 Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AgainstForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to UkraineAgainstForThe Left
10 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan AbbasAgainstForThe Left
10 Oct 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan AbbasAgainstForThe Left
9 Oct 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in GeorgiaAgainstForThe Left
9 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAgainstAbstainedThe Left
9 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 17 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAgainstForThe Left
9 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 5 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAgainstForThe Left
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on paragraph 20 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 changeAbstainedForThe Left
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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
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 changeAbstainedForThe Left
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 changeAbstainedAgainstThe Left
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 changeAbstainedForThe Left
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 changeAbstainedForThe Left
19 Sept 2024Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 Situation in VenezuelaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
19 Sept 2024Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 The case of José Daniel Ferrier García in CubaAgainstForThe Left
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole The severe situation of political prisoners in BelarusAgainstForThe Left
17 Jul 2024Separate vote on recital E The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForThe Left
17 Jul 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 8 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForThe Left
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 4 — part 1 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAgainstForThe Left

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
João OLIVEIRA , The Left · Portugal 15.8 %379223620

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 · João OLIVEIRA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257083&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 · João OLIVEIRA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257083&to=2024-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2024-01-01&mep=257083&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}
}