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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Markus BUCHHEIT

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 votes293All roll calls2 891
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Markus BUCHHEIT’s votes against the line, 70

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
16 Dec 2025Amendment 18 to recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 67 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 66 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendments 64 + 88 (voted as one), adding text after Article 12 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 38, adding text after Article 12 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendments 36 + 87 (voted as one) to Article 11 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 33 to Article 7 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 62 to Article 7 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 30 to Article 6 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 29 to Article 5 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 28 to Article 5 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 58 to Article 4 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 27 to Article 3 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstAbstainedESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 26 to Article 3 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendments 25 + 55 (voted as one) to Article 3 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Amendment 23 to Article 3 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 9 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAgainstAbstainedESN
26 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western SaharaAgainstForESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 15 to paragraph 33 Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materialAgainstForESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 13 Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materialAgainstForESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 11 Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materialForAgainstESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materialAgainstForESN
26 Nov 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirementsForAgainstESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 38, adding text after recital 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersAgainstAbstainedESN
25 Nov 2025Proposal to reject the text European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)AgainstForESN
13 Nov 2025Recital G — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForESN
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 21 — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAgainstESN
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 3 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025ForAbstainedESN
13 Nov 2025Amendments 134 + 41 (voted as one) to Article 2 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 156, adding text after paragraph 75 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstAbstainedESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 118, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 395 Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 386 Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 485 Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
9 Oct 2025Amendment 6 to paragraph 13 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAgainstForESN
9 Oct 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForESN
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in ChinaForAbstainedESN
8 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – GermanyForAgainstESN
11 Sept 2025Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 5 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstAbstainedESN
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 24 — part 1 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedAgainstESN
9 Jul 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Amending Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishingAgainstForESN
8 Jul 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 41 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
18 Jun 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 16 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaAgainstAbstainedESN
18 Jun 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 4 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaForAgainstESN
Show all 70 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
17 Jun 2025Separate vote on paragraph 43 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in SevilleAgainstAbstainedESN
8 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by RussiaForAbstainedESN
7 May 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 143 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsAgainstForESN
2 Apr 2025Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024AgainstAbstainedESN
2 Apr 2025Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
2 Apr 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 10 Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution)AgainstForESN
1 Apr 2025Amendment 38 to recital 6 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 5 The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaAgainstForESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 1, adding text after recital T White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 32, adding text after recital P White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 25, adding text after recital J White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 24, adding text after recital E White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 74 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 74 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 61 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 25 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025ForAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital P European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025AgainstForESN
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital M Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedForESN
12 Feb 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 Genetically modified maize MON 95275AgainstForESN
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital V Genetically modified maize DP910521AbstainedForESN

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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
Markus BUCHHEIT , ESN · Germany 2.7 %2 558483190

About these figures

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

  • 2 891 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 78 of 371 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 · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Markus BUCHHEIT”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=128483&to=2025-12-31 (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 · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Markus BUCHHEIT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=128483&to=2025-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=128483&to=2025-12-31},
  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}
}