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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Barry COWEN

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 votes185All roll calls1 755
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Barry COWEN only. Show every member

Barry COWEN’s votes against the line, 69

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
9 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitivenessAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 1, adding text after recital D The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanForAgainstRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 6 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanForAbstainedRenew
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, SudanForAgainstRenew
8 Jul 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 23 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstRenew
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 18 — part 4 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForRenew
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 14 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForRenew
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AgainstForRenew
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 responsibilitiesForAgainstRenew
7 Jul 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 2, point c Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilitiesForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Paragraph 9 — part 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedForRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 14, adding text after recital F Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 13, adding text after recital A Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 2 to recital S Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after Recital J Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point k Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 35 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeForAgainstRenew
21 May 2026Amendment 4, adding text after recital B The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesForAgainstRenew
21 May 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 21 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesForAgainstRenew
21 May 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 17 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 41, adding text after recital P Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 59 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 57 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 56 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 52 to paragraph 1, point aa Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
20 May 2026Amendment 47 to paragraph 1, after point i Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstRenew
30 Apr 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 16 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
30 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after recital BE Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to recital M Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after recital G Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 87 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 46 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 10 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 91, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 56 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 47 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstRenew
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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 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 25 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 48 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 43 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 71 to paragraph 27 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 70 to paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 120 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 38 to paragraph 100 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 71 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 30 to paragraph 48 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 47 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 12 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew

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
Barry COWEN , Renew · Ireland 5.2 %1 329644164

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 · Barry COWEN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257297&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 · Barry COWEN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257297&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257297&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}
}