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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Maria WALSH

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 votes261All roll calls2 521
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Maria WALSH’s votes against the line, 119

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
9 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 Joint communication on humanitarian aidForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 Joint communication on humanitarian aidForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Joint communication on humanitarian aidForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after recital I The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 18 — part 4 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 14 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 13 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on recital F EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForEPP
7 Jul 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
18 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after recital N Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandForAgainstEPP
18 Jun 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 2 to recital S Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after Recital J Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point k Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6, adding text after Recital J 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Final vote General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 92 to recital 15 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendments 60 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 16 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 95 to Article 12, paragraph 4 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2026Proposal to vote on amendments Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Proposal to reject the text Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AbstainedAgainstEPP
16 Jun 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAbstainedEPP
16 Jun 2026Separate vote on paragraph 41 Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic valuesForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 41, adding text after recital P Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendments 27 + 39 (voted as one) to paragraph 1, after point ag Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAgainstForEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 59 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 57 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 56 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 53 to paragraph 1, after point aa Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 42 to paragraph 1, after point d Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 46 How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?ForAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 27 How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 112 — part 3 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Recital BB — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Recital AJ — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 28 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 101 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 87 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 87 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 69 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
Show all 119 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
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 64 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 56 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 50 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 48 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendments 114 + 100 (voted as one), adding text after recital 22 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 104 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point a, point i Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 117 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point a, point i Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 116 to Article 2, before paragraph 1 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 56 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 46 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 3 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Recital AP — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Recital AC — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 21 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 19 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 16 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 48 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 116 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 71 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 33 to paragraph 55 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 25 to paragraph 45 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 19 to paragraph 38 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 12 to paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstEPP
26 Mar 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AgainstForEPP
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 13 — part 2 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
24 Feb 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 11 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineForAgainstEPP
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 7 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 3 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 1 to recital D World Cancer DayForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Separate vote on citation 6 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point aa — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point aa — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 19 — part 2 Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rightsForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 11 — part 2 Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rightsForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 4 — part 2 Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rightsForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rightsForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 50 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyAgainstForEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 47 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 31 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyForAgainstEPP
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptAgainstForEPP
10 Feb 2026Proposal to reject the text Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptAbstainedAgainstEPP
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union levelAgainstForEPP
9 Feb 2026Wednesday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group — Israel Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group – IsraelForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 83 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 66 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 6, adding text after recital E Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 81 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 80 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 49 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 38 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 35 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 14 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Separate vote on recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 64 to recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 93 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 41 to paragraph 91 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 89 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 15 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, after point b Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 256, adding text after recital 12 Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interestForAgainstEPP

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
Maria WALSH , EPP · Ireland 7.0 %1 7069820182

About these figures

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

  • 2 521 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 81 of 342 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 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Maria WALSH”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=197863&to=2026-12-31 (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 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Maria WALSH}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=197863&to=2026-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=197863&to=2026-12-31},
  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}
}