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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Sebastian KRUIS

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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Sebastian KRUIS’s votes against the line, 157

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 officersAgainstForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 2 — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAgainstForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Sept 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 85 — part 1 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe KafwayaAbstainedForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sectorAgainstForPatriots
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tungAbstainedForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital D Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 63 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 48 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 24 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Final vote Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
16 Sept 2026Proposal to reject the text Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)ForAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 36 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 87 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAgainstForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 55 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAgainstForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 108 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstPatriots
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 32 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstAbstainedPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 13 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 12 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForPatriots
15 Sept 2026Amendment 27 to paragraph 1 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
9 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 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 3 to recital 11 Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveForAgainstPatriots
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 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 31 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 31 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForPatriots
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 24 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstPatriots
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 18 — part 4 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 35 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningForAgainstPatriots
7 Jul 2026Paragraph 27 — part 2 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningForAgainstPatriots
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 2026Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025AgainstForPatriots
7 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the CommissionAgainstAbstainedPatriots
18 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital J 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 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 Recruitment of children by organised crimeAbstainedForPatriots
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
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 73 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedAgainstPatriots
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 71 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 7 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForPatriots
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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 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 1 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 46 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstAbstainedPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 48 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAgainstForPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendment 93 to recital 18 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedAgainstPatriots
17 Jun 2026Amendments 15 + 16 + 24 + 36 (voted as one), adding text after Article 37 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstPatriots
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic securityAgainstAbstainedPatriots
16 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/SoliverAgainstForPatriots
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 SteelAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital F Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 83 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 58 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForPatriots
21 May 2026Paragraph 36 — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 19 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 14 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForPatriots
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 2026Separate vote on paragraph 40 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 37 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardForAbstainedPatriots
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 35 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardAgainstForPatriots
21 May 2026Paragraph 9 — part 1 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardForAgainstPatriots
21 May 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 — part 2 Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for CourtsAbstainedForPatriots
20 May 2026Paragraph 19 — part 1 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForPatriots
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 on the draft Council decision EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal mattersAgainstForPatriots
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision United Nations Convention against CybercrimeAgainstForPatriots
20 May 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 37 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)AgainstAbstainedPatriots
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Supporting democratic resilience in ArmeniaAgainstForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 14 Enforcement of the Digital Markets ActAgainstAbstainedPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 39 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?AgainstForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 37 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?ForAgainstPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 18 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?AgainstForPatriots
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstPatriots
30 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identitiesAgainstAbstainedPatriots
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in HaitiAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after recital D Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025AbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 118 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 44 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 15 to paragraph 38 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 13 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital BC — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital BB — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital BB — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Recital W — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 61 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 60 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 53 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForPatriots
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 — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - BelgiumAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision International Cocoa AgreementAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote European Chemicals Agency and amending regulationsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Referral back to committee Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAgainstForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 92, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 91, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 96 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 104 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point a, point i Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstAbstainedPatriots
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: AgenciesAbstainedAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 110 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 48 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European OmbudsmanAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 138 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 81 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstAbstainedPatriots
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 21 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 253 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 45 to paragraph 253 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedForPatriots
29 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedForPatriots
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 2026Separate vote on paragraph 5 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquacultureForAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 22 to paragraph 73 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 21 to paragraph 71 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 21 to paragraph 71 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024ForAbstainedPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 32 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 31 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 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 2026Amendments 125 + 129 (voted as one), adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesAgainstForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForPatriots
28 Apr 2026Amendment 74 to paragraph 30 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 2026Amendment 1, adding text after Recital O 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 2026Paragraph 26 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForPatriots
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 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - BelgiumAgainstForPatriots
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 87 to Article 1 — part 2 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)AbstainedForPatriots
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 55, adding text after recital 2 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForPatriots
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
26 Mar 2026Proposal to vote on amendments Combating corruptionAbstainedForPatriots
25 Mar 2026Wednesday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group — Australia Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group – AustraliaAgainstForPatriots

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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
Sebastian KRUIS , Patriots · Netherlands 11.4 %1 379705532144

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 · Sebastian KRUIS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256996&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 · Sebastian KRUIS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256996&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256996&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}
}