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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Rihards KOLS

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 votes185All roll calls1 755
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Rihards KOLS’s votes against the line, 122

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
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on citation 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on citation 9 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AB Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AA Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital Z Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 63 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 44 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 43 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 43 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 41 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 3 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 3 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034ForAbstainedECR
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027ForAbstainedECR
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AU Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 107 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 104 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 5 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 101 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 50 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 48 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 34 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 34 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 25 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 20 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 19 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForECR
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 17 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 12 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForECR
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 12 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 9 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 9 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForECR
15 Sept 2026Amendment 27 to paragraph 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForECR
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureForAbstainedECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 2 Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacreAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 24, adding text after recital 13 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 22, adding text after recital 5 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 19 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point g, point vii Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstAbstainedECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 16 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point b Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 2 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 15 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 14 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendments 26 + 31 + 4 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point a — part 1 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAbstainedForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 12 to Article 2, after point 4 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 10 to Article 2, after point 4 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 9 to Article 1, paragraph 2 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstAbstainedECR
9 Jul 2026Proposal to reject the text Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveAgainstForECR
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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
9 Jul 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of the digital euroForAgainstECR
8 Jul 2026Amendment 7, adding text after recital B 2025 Commission report on MoldovaAbstainedAgainstECR
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 102 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstECR
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 62 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstECR
8 Jul 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 31 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForECR
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 29 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAbstainedECR
8 Jul 2026Amendment 15 to paragraph 51 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForECR
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 35 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningForAgainstECR
7 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningAbstainedForECR
7 Jul 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 50 Competition policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForECR
18 Jun 2026Recital G — part 2 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAgainstForECR
18 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina FasoAgainstAbstainedECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 2 to recital S Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAbstainedAgainstECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 5 to recital R Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, point u Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAbstainedAgainstECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 21 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 21 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 18 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AC Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Recital R — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Recital R — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 79 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstECR
21 May 2026Paragraph 49 — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstECR
21 May 2026Paragraph 49 — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 43 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Amendment 10, adding text after recital D Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedForECR
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 25 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAbstainedECR
20 May 2026Amendment 65 to paragraph 1, point ap Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, after point l Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForECR
20 May 2026Amendment 47 to paragraph 1, after point i Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 69 The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basinsAbstainedForECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on recital AO Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on recital AL Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after recital G Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 45 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 28 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 17 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 71 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 56 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 138 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAbstainedECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForECR
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AP — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AJ — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AC — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 28 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 25 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 20 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 19 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 19 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 16 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedForECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForECR

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
Rihards KOLS , ECR · Latvia 9.7 %1 25360521093

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 · Rihards KOLS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=220871&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 · Rihards KOLS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=220871&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=220871&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}
}