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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Dirk GOTINK

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
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Dirk GOTINK’s votes against the line, 89

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
17 Sept 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 11 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 5 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Recital B — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 48 — part 3 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAbstainedEPP
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 83 — part 3 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAbstainedForEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 56, adding text after Recital BT Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForEPP
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AU Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 86 to paragraph 115 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 92 to paragraph 48 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 12 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForEPP
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 9 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForEPP
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 10 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 27 — part 3 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 25 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on recital G EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on recital F EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsAgainstForEPP
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 35 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningAgainstForEPP
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 7 Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025AbstainedForEPP
7 Jul 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Coordination of social security systemsAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 3 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 92 to recital 15 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 89 to recital 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendments 67 + 70 (voted as one) to Article 20 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AgainstForEPP
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 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstEPP
16 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to recital Q Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesForAgainstEPP
16 Jun 2026Separate vote on paragraph 21 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities fundedAgainstForEPP
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAbstainedForEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AH Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Recital S — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 55 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 27 — part 2 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identitiesAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 155 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Recital AJ — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 108 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 1 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceForAbstainedEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 15 to paragraph 44 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 35 to paragraph 29 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 86 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 46 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 14 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 19 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForEPP
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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
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 30 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 10 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 4 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 126 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 125 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 123 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 122 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 116 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 51 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 13 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2026Paragraph 12 — part 4 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024ForAgainstEPP
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU enlargement strategyAgainstForEPP
11 Mar 2026Amendment 18, adding text after recital 4 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 applicationForAgainstEPP
10 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 6 The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActAgainstForEPP
10 Mar 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 32 Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024ForAgainstEPP
10 Mar 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 32 Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024ForAgainstEPP
10 Mar 2026Paragraph 57 — part 1 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForEPP
10 Mar 2026Paragraph 45 — part 3 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForEPP
10 Mar 2026Amendment 99, adding text after paragraph 4 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingForAgainstEPP
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 4 — 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 2026Paragraph 4 — part 1 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 11, adding text after paragraph 15 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 1 to recital D World Cancer DayAbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 11 — part 2 Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rightsForAgainstEPP
10 Feb 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 27 European Central Bank – 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 2025AgainstForEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 43 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 29 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 80 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 12 to paragraph 49 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 2025AgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Recital F — part 2 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
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 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 interestAbstainedForEPP

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
Dirk GOTINK , EPP · Netherlands 3.8 %2 373622520

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 28 Sept 2026, 03:25 UTC (data stamp 5a7357168c2a, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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 · Dirk GOTINK”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=97399&to=2026-12-31 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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 · Dirk GOTINK}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=97399&to=2026-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=97399&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 5a7357168c2a (28 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}
}