Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Olivier CHASTEL
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 Olivier CHASTEL only. Show every member
Olivier CHASTEL’s votes against the line, 47
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 6, adding text after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances | Against | For | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 5 Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances | Against | For | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 4 Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances | Against | For | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 35 to Article 3, paragraph 4 Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund | Against | For | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 39 — part 2 Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund | Against | For | Renew |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Amendment 70 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 17; Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 4 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | For | Against | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 24 — part 2 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Paragraph 24 — part 1 2025 Commission report on Ukraine | Against | For | Renew |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement | Against | For | Renew |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on text inserted after recital C Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich | Against | For | Renew |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich | Against | For | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 46 2025 Commission report on Türkiye | Against | For | Renew |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Amendment 31 to paragraph 40 2025 Commission report on Türkiye | Against | For | Renew |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Paragraph 11 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 21 May 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 22 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | Against | For | Renew |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 34 to paragraph 1, point ad Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Against | For | Renew |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 33 to paragraph 1, point ac Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Against | For | Renew |
| 20 May 2026 | Amendment 53 to paragraph 1, after point aa Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly | Against | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 118 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on recital BV Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on recital BM Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital BC — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Against | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 50 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 10 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Referral back to committee Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Final vote Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 8 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Against | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 4 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector | Against | For | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | For | Against | Renew |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Amendment 56 to paragraph 202 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 35 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture | Against | For | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 35 The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture | Against | For | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 25 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU | Abstained | For | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 60 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | For | Against | Renew |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 32, adding text after recital 4 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 29 to Article 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 application | For | Against | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 31 to Article 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 36, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Amendment 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 application | Against | For | Renew |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier CHASTEL , Renew · Belgium | 3.5 % | 1 361 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 42 |
About these figures
What was counted, what was left out, and how.
- 1 752 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 26 Sept 2026, 03:32 UTC (data stamp 579b2832c723, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- data version 579b2832c723 (26 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
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Olivier CHASTEL”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=197463&scope=all&to=2026-09-26 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-2026-09-26,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Olivier CHASTEL}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=197463&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=197463&scope=all&to=2026-09-26},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}