Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Niels Flemming HANSEN
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?
Showing Niels Flemming HANSEN only. Show every member
Niels Flemming HANSEN’s votes against the line, 160
Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Amendment 6 to recital N European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Amendment 3 to recital E European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 2 Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Paragraph 25 — part 2 Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Paragraph 16 — part 2 Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Against | For | EPP |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Against | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 23, adding text after recital E Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 21, adding text after recital D Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendments 2 + 20 (voted as one), adding text after paragraph 26 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 27 to paragraph 20 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 19 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 25 to paragraph 10 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan | For | Against | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 77 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 60 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 18 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 17 — part 3 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Against | For | EPP |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amendment 1 Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups | For | Against | EPP |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 33 Protection of minors online | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 28 Protection of minors online | For | Against | EPP |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates | For | Against | EPP |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital AC Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital Z Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Recital G — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Recital D — part 3 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 86 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 84 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 83 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 79 — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 74 — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 73 Gender Equality Strategy 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Final vote Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) | Against | For | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 104 to recital 18 Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 103, adding text after recital 3 Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital 5 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 4 to Article 1 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 3 to Article 1 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Amendment 14 to Article 1 — part 1 Framework for achieving climate neutrality | Against | For | EPP |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 127 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30) | For | Against | EPP |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 17 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit | For | Against | EPP |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 7 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Against | For | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 26 to paragraph 79, after point j General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 67 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | For | EPP |
Show all 160 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 67 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 161, adding text after paragraph 56 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 129 to paragraph 54 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 140, adding text after paragraph 53 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 119, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 116, adding text after paragraph 30 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 124, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 131, adding text after paragraph 18 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 112, adding text after paragraph 10 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 110, adding text after paragraph 9 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | EPP |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 9 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Against | For | EPP |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Amendment 19, adding text after citation 4 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group | For | Against | EPP |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Amendment 22 to Article 1 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Second World Summit for Social Development | Against | For | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 3 to recital B Second World Summit for Social Development | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 5 Second World Summit for Social Development | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 3 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | Against | For | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | Against | For | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 5 to recital C Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 8 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement | Against | For | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after recital F Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Final vote Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Against | For | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 141 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 139 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 137 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 124 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 133 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 132 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 74 Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties | Against | For | EPP |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 25 to paragraph 30 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | For | Against | EPP |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 3 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | For | Against | EPP |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy | Against | For | EPP |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds | Against | For | EPP |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis | Against | For | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 4 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after recital M 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 47 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 29 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 20 — part 3 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 20 — part 2 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 20 — part 1 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania | For | Against | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2025/000 TA 2025 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission | Against | For | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high risk | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 1 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability | For | Against | EPP |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital A The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 89 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 61 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Recital G — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Recital E — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 21 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 4 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 3 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 19 — part 2 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 18 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | For | Against | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 42 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 39 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Banking Union – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 8 May 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Ninth report on economic and social cohesion | Against | For | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 6, adding text after recital AL The European Water Resilience Strategy | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 7 to paragraph 14 The European Water Resilience Strategy | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | Against | For | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 51 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 18 Discharge 2023: Agencies | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 95 — part 2 Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Against | For | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 85 to paragraph 171, after point vi Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 124 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | For | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 70 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 57 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 55 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 38 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 6 May 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after recital L Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | For | Against | EPP |
| 6 May 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after recital F Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 6 May 2025 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 36 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | For | Against | EPP |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 1 Energy-intensive industries | Against | For | EPP |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 122 to paragraph 118 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 30 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | Abstained | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 147 to paragraph 4, after indent 8 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 41 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 28 to paragraph 39 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 12 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 12 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 24 to paragraph 12 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 11 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 11 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights | Against | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 7 White paper on the future of European defence | For | Against | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defence | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 25 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | Against | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 17 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 17 — part 1 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Against | For | EPP |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole European Social Fund Plus post-2027 | Against | For | EPP |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye | Abstained | Against | EPP |
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.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niels Flemming HANSEN , EPP · Denmark | 6.0 % | 2 653 | 123 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
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).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
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- https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257033&to=2025-12-31
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 29 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Niels Flemming HANSEN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257033&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.
BibTeX
@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 · Niels Flemming HANSEN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257033&to=2025-12-31}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257033&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}
}