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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE

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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Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE’s votes against the line, 126

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 13 to recital C — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAbstainedForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 2 — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAbstainedForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe KafwayaAbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6AgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 48 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 21 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 6 — part 4 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 3 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstPatriots
16 Sept 2026Final vote Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034AbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)AbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)AbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 83 — part 2 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 75 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Recital J — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 108 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 5 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 92 to paragraph 48 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 25 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 22 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 13 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAbstainedPatriots
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAgainstForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 2 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAgainstForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorsForAgainstPatriots
9 Jul 2026Paragraph 7 — part 1 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedForPatriots
9 Jul 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedAgainstPatriots
9 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 5 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedAgainstPatriots
9 Jul 2026Paragraph 5 — part 2 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedAgainstPatriots
9 Jul 2026Paragraph 5 — part 1 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedForPatriots
9 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 4 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 41 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 27 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 24 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Protection of the environment through criminal lawAbstainedAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 35 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningForAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 6 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningAgainstForPatriots
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 54 Competition policy – annual report 2025AgainstForPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 41 Competition policy – annual report 2025AgainstAbstainedPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 13 Competition policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 2, point p Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilitiesForAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 2, point f Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilitiesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
18 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital J Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedForPatriots
18 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital I Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedForPatriots
18 Jun 2026Recital G — part 2 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandForAbstainedPatriots
18 Jun 2026Recital B — part 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedForPatriots
18 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 14 Recruitment of children by organised crimeAbstainedForPatriots
18 Jun 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 1 Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicinesAbstainedForPatriots
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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
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAbstainedForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 18 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAbstainedForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 48 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstPatriots
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic securityAgainstAbstainedPatriots
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and SteelAbstainedForPatriots
21 May 2026Amendments 1 + 2 (voted as one) to recital F The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAbstainedForPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 4, adding text after recital B The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 21 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 17 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Recital S — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 53 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Paragraph 56 — part 1 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 43 to paragraph 56 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardForAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 18 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardAbstainedForPatriots
21 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for CourtsForAbstainedPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for CourtsAbstainedAgainstPatriots
20 May 2026Amendment 52 to paragraph 1, point aa Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstPatriots
20 May 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 42 The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basinsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)AgainstAbstainedPatriots
20 May 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 54 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)AgainstForPatriots
20 May 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 37 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)AgainstAbstainedPatriots
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation AgreementAbstainedForPatriots
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel marketAbstainedForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Supporting democratic resilience in ArmeniaAbstainedForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in UkraineAbstainedForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Paragraph 4 — part 3 Banking Union – annual report 2025ForAgainstPatriots
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in HaitiAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after recital BE Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital AJ — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital W — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 50 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 47 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport AgreementAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Referral back to committee Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendments 114 + 100 (voted as one), adding text after recital 22 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 92, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 91, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 101 to Article 2, paragraph 1, after point 2 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 96 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 104 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point a, point i Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 117 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point a, point i Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social CommitteeAbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European UnionAbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 138 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 21 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instrumentsForAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 35 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquacultureAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 9 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquacultureForAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 32 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 17 to paragraph 25 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024ForAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Proposal to reject the text Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 7 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after Recital P Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 89 — part 2 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 93, adding text after paragraph 40 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 39 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 36 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 36 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 29 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 28 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 5 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 4 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstAbstainedPatriots
26 Mar 2026Amendment 60 to Article 1 — part 4 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)ForAgainstPatriots
26 Mar 2026Amendment 32 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AgainstForPatriots
26 Mar 2026Amendment 31 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AbstainedForPatriots
26 Mar 2026Amendment 30, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 1 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 applicationForAgainstPatriots
25 Mar 2026Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE Group — Iran Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE Group – IranAgainstForPatriots

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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
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE , Patriots · Belgium 9.1 %1 383367119119

About these figures

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

  • 1 755 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 62 of 247 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 25 Sept 2026, 03:36 UTC (data stamp f37e5638cded, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version f37e5638cded (25 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 · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=185771&to=2026-09-25 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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-2026-09-25,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=185771&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=185771&to=2026-09-25},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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}
}