Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · David CASA
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?
Showing David CASA only. Show every member
David CASA’s votes against the line, 54
Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 23 to paragraph 4 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 1 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders | For | Against | EPP |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Impact of social media and the online environment on young people | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 85 — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young people | Against | For | EPP |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 63 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions | Against | For | EPP |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 46 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions | Against | For | EPP |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Paragraph 8 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions | Against | For | EPP |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Final vote Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 12 Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee | For | Against | EPP |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness | Against | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 3 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality | Against | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 2 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality | Against | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 13 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Competition policy – annual report 2025 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 | Against | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Paragraph 9 — part 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 6 Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso | Against | For | EPP |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 46 2025 Commission report on Türkiye | For | Against | EPP |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded | For | Against | EPP |
| 21 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 21 May 2026 | Recital S — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | For | Against | EPP |
| 21 May 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 43 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | For | Abstained | EPP |
| 21 May 2026 | Paragraph 37 — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | For | Against | EPP |
| 21 May 2026 | Paragraph 37 — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | For | Against | EPP |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 20 May 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 20 May 2026 | Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Against | For | EPP |
| 20 May 2026 | Paragraph 1, point al — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Against | For | EPP |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 37 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution) | For | Against | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital W — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 10, adding text after recital G Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | For | Against | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 116 to Article 2, before paragraph 1 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products | For | Against | EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 25 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 | For | Against | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Recital AL — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Against | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 28 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Against | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 12 — part 3 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Against | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 12 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Against | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | Abstained | For | EPP |
Show all 54 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | For | Against | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Abstained | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 123 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Against | For | EPP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 106 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 | Against | For | EPP |
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.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David CASA , EPP · Malta | 3.4 % | 1 598 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
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).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Permalink
- https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28122&to=2026-09-25
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · David CASA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28122&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.
BibTeX
@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 · David CASA}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28122&to=2026-09-25}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28122&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}
}