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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN

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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Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN’s votes against the line, 109

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
23 Oct 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 23 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitForAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 99, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 97, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 96, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 26 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 32 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAbstainedForS&D
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 10 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForS&D
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 10 — part 1 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForS&D
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 9 — part 3 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForS&D
9 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 6 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAbstainedForS&D
9 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024ForAgainstS&D
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionForAgainstS&D
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 26 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 26 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 10 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 35, 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 solutionForAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 31, 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 solutionForAbstainedS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 29, 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 solutionForAgainstS&D
11 Sept 2025Amendment 28, 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 solutionForAbstainedS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineAgainstForS&D
10 Jul 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstS&D
9 Jul 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 20 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansForAgainstS&D
9 Jul 2025Amendment 9 to paragraph 8 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansForAgainstS&D
9 Jul 2025Amendment 5 to paragraph 68 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAgainstForS&D
5 May 2025Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the Renew Group — TikTok Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew Group – TikTokForAbstainedS&D
3 Apr 2025Recital Q — part 2 of 2 Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and securityAbstainedForS&D
3 Apr 2025Final vote Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForS&D
3 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAgainstForS&D
3 Apr 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishing an EU talent poolAgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 30 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 29 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 12 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
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 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 61, adding text after citation 3 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 96, adding text after paragraph 145 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 86 to paragraph 68 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 121, adding text after paragraph 57 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 4 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 3 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 85 to paragraph 49 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 51 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 44 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
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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
2 Apr 2025Amendment 49 to paragraph 44 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 30 — part 4 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 29 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 106, adding text after paragraph 28 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 28 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 6 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIAbstainedAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 4 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstS&D
1 Apr 2025Amendment 5 — part 3 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstS&D
13 Mar 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rapeAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 32, adding text after recital P White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 74 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 74 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 19 to paragraph 74 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 73 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 70 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 70 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 69 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 14 to paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 64 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 63 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 63 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 63 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 58 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 58 — part 4 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 58 — part 3 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 62 to paragraph 58 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 57 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 57 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 56 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 32 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 29 — part 3 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 29 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 84, adding text after paragraph 22 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 22 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 22 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 19 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 11 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 7 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 6 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 5 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 48 to paragraph 5 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 4 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 46 to paragraph 4 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 3 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 2 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 37, adding text before paragraph 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 14 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAbstainedAgainstS&D
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 6 — part 4 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAbstainedForS&D
12 Mar 2025Amendment 17, adding text before paragraph 1 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionForAgainstS&D
13 Feb 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoForAbstainedS&D

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
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN , S&D · Ireland 5.3 %2 060505540

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 · Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257238&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 · Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257238&to=2025-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257238&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}
}