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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Andreas SCHWAB

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
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Andreas SCHWAB’s votes against the line, 32

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 1, adding text after paragraph 14 — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 11 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 3 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 3 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 34 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on recital F EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 21 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesForAgainstEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AH Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 81 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 55 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Recital W — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 17 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 105 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 96 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 92 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 71 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 69 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 53 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 50 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 40 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAgainstAbstainedEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after Recital B — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 21 to paragraph 71 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Recital AL — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 28 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 12 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Final vote Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 60 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAgainstForEPP

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
Andreas SCHWAB , EPP · Germany 2.3 %1 38528316

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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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28223&to=2026-09-25
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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 · Andreas SCHWAB”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28223&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 · Andreas SCHWAB}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28223&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=28223&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}
}