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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Laurent CASTILLO

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 votes261All roll calls2 521
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Laurent CASTILLO only. Show every member

Laurent CASTILLO’s votes against the line, 64

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
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 38 to paragraph 56 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)ForAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 30 to paragraph 45 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AbstainedAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 27 to paragraph 40 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AbstainedAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 33 A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sectorAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AF Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 12 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025AbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 20, adding text after Article 1 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 74 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 56 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForPatriots
26 Mar 2026Amendment 50, adding text after recital 1 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point f Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereigntyAbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 22 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026AbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026AbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 53 Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectorsAbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 30 Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectorsAbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of LawAbstainedAgainstPatriots
11 Mar 2026Amendment 2, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 2 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of applicationAbstainedAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Recital G — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Recital G — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point ab — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point w — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point s — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point q — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point k — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point h — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point h — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstPatriots
10 Feb 2026Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 8 European Central Bank – annual report 2025AbstainedForPatriots
10 Feb 2026Amendment 19 to paragraph 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2025AbstainedForPatriots
20 Jan 2026Amendment 4, adding text after recital Ea Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingAbstainedAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 10a Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9a Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingAbstainedAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 9a Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingAbstainedAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingAbstainedAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 3 Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug traffickingForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Separate vote on recital G Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Recital F — part 2 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Recital B — part 2 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Paragraph 3 — part 3 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crisesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 10, adding text after recital F Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 10 Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 32, adding text after recital E The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesAbstainedAgainstEPP
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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
20 Jan 2026Amendment 31, adding text after recital C The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 30 to citation 2 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendments 25 + 34 (voted as one) to paragraph 37 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 2 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 33 to paragraph 2 The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companiesForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 259 to recital 4 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
20 Jan 2026Amendment 244, adding text after recital 3 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
20 Jan 2026Amendment 187 to Article 23 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 interestAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 178 to Article 22 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 interestAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 170 to Article 21 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 interestAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 163 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 interestAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 162 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 interestAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 159 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 interestAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 158 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 interestAgainstForEPP

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
Laurent CASTILLO changed group , Patriots · France 4.4 %1 440313300

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 · Laurent CASTILLO”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=256921&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 · Laurent CASTILLO}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=256921&to=2026-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=256921&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}
}