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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Lara WOLTERS

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 votes185 All roll calls1 752

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Group Country Lead committee Topic (model-assigned) Contested votes only (largest side under 80 %)

Lara WOLTERS’s votes against the line, 58

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.
Date	Vote	Position	Clear line	Group
17 Sept 2026	Amendment 1, adding text after recital G Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	For	Against	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Separate vote on paragraph 22 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Separate vote on paragraph 20 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 13 — part 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Separate vote on paragraph 12 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 5 — part 4 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 5 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 5 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 4 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 4 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Amendment 5 to paragraph 4 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	For	Against	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 2 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Amendment 4 to paragraph 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	For	Against	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 1 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	Against	For	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up	For	Against	S&D
17 Sept 2026	Final vote on the motion for a resolution The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security	Against	For	S&D
16 Sept 2026	Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime	Abstained	For	S&D
15 Sept 2026	Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 13 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield	For	Against	S&D
8 Jul 2026	Separate vote on recital F EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)	Against	For	S&D
8 Jul 2026	Amendment 3 to paragraph 51 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)	For	Against	S&D
8 Jul 2026	Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)	For	Against	S&D
7 Jul 2026	Final vote — text as a whole Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system	Abstained	For	S&D
18 Jun 2026	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba	Abstained	For	S&D
18 Jun 2026	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba	Abstained	For	S&D
18 Jun 2026	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba	Abstained	For	S&D
18 Jun 2026	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba	Abstained	For	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 2 to recital S Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 6 to paragraph 57 2025 Commission report on Türkiye	Abstained	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 5 to paragraph 46 2025 Commission report on Türkiye	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 35 2025 Commission report on Türkiye	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 4 to paragraph 22 2025 Commission report on Türkiye	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 2 to paragraph 12 2025 Commission report on Türkiye	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 27, adding text after Recital 15 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendments 18 + 26 (voted as one), adding text after Recital 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed	Abstained	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendment 37 to Annex II, after point 2 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed	For	Against	S&D
17 Jun 2026	Amendments 21 + 31 (voted as one), adding text after Article 4 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed	Abstained	Against	S&D
16 Jun 2026	Final vote on the provisional agreement Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain	Against	For	S&D
16 Jun 2026	Final vote on the provisional agreement Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods	Against	For	S&D
20 May 2026	Amendment 28 to paragraph 1, point ap Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly	Against	For	S&D
20 May 2026	Amendment 59 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly	For	Against	S&D
20 May 2026	Final vote — text as a whole The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins	Abstained	For	S&D
20 May 2026	Final vote on the draft Council decision United Nations Convention against Cybercrime	Abstained	For	S&D
20 May 2026	Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement	Abstained	For	S&D
30 Apr 2026	Separate vote on paragraph 16 The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment	Against	For	S&D
29 Apr 2026	Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime	Abstained	For	S&D
29 Apr 2026	Amendment 91, adding text after recital 15 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products	For	Against	S&D
29 Apr 2026	Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products	For	Abstained	S&D
29 Apr 2026	Amendment 96 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products	For	Abstained	S&D
29 Apr 2026	Separate vote on paragraph 71 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service	For	Against	S&D
28 Apr 2026	Final vote — text as a whole The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture	Abstained	For	S&D

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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.
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	S&D
26 Mar 2026	Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods	Abstained	For	S&D
26 Mar 2026	Motion for adjournment of vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods	For	Against	S&D
26 Mar 2026	Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America	Abstained	For	S&D
26 Mar 2026	Final vote 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	S&D
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	Abstained	S&D
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	S&D
26 Mar 2026	Amendment 33 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	Abstained	S&D

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).
Member	Against the line	Clear-line votes	Opposite	Abstained	Other	With own party
Lara WOLTERS , S&D · Netherlands	3.4 %	1 698	38	16	4	55

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).

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=5392&scope=all&to=2026-09-26
Data source: European Parliament Open Data
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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
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Lara WOLTERS”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=5392&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.

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@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 · Lara WOLTERS}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=5392&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=5392&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}
}