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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Jens GIESEKE

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 votes620All roll calls5 928
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Jens GIESEKE only. Show every member

Jens GIESEKE’s votes against the line, 112

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 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 bordersAgainstForEPP
17 Sept 2026Recital AD — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedForEPP
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 85 — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAgainstForEPP
16 Sept 2026Recital AC — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 62 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 48 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 46 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 46 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 45 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAgainstForEPP
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 52, adding text after paragraph 80 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 80 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 80 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 21 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstEPP
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 63 2025 Commission report on KosovoAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 73 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 15 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AH Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Recital R — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAgainstForEPP
21 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in IndonesiaAgainstForEPP
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 7 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForEPP
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForEPP
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regionsAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 59 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 45 to paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 44 to paragraph 24 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 10 to paragraph 12 Discharge 2024: AgenciesForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceForAbstainedEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 81 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 28 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 28 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 37 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
11 Mar 2026Amendment 19 to recital B European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026ForAgainstEPP
11 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 53 Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectorsAgainstForEPP
10 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAbstainedForEPP
10 Mar 2026Paragraph 45 — part 3 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForEPP
12 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 1 to recital B Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 1, point ad Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point v — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 7 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesForAgainstEPP
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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
17 Dec 2025Separate vote on recital R European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’AbstainedForEPP
27 Nov 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 9 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAgainstForEPP
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 77 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024AgainstForEPP
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 60 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024AbstainedForEPP
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 60 — part 1 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024AbstainedForEPP
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 18 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024AbstainedForEPP
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 17 — part 3 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024AgainstForEPP
25 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budgetAgainstForEPP
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on paragraph 4 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForEPP
25 Nov 2025Decision to maintain the action Final vote Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposalForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Recital M — part 2 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 79 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Paragraph 72 — part 1 Gender Equality Strategy 2025AgainstForEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 48 to recital 9 Framework for achieving climate neutralityForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 57 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 48 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 119, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 118, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 116, adding text after paragraph 30 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAgainstForEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakesForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Final vote Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAgainstForEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 141 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 139 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAgainstForEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 137 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 125 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 124 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 133 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 132 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAgainstForEPP
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisisAgainstForEPP
10 Jul 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital S Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitivenessForAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on paragraph 48 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 37 — part 3 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
18 Jun 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 61 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportForAgainstEPP
18 Jun 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 57 The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2025Amendment 186 to Article 3, after paragraph 2 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)AgainstForEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 23 to paragraph 10 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023ForAgainstEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023AgainstAbstainedEPP
8 May 2025Separate vote on paragraph 9 Banking Union – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
7 May 2025Paragraph 40 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAgainstForEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 131 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
5 May 2025Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the Renew Group — TikTok Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew Group – TikTokAgainstForEPP
3 Apr 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 6 Energy-intensive industriesForAgainstEPP
3 Apr 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative CommitteeAgainstForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 92 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
13 Mar 2025Paragraph 13 — part 2 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rightsAbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 White paper on the future of European defenceForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 31 — part 6 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 17 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 3 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025ForAgainstEPP
13 Feb 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-AminuAgainstForEPP
19 Dec 2024Amendment 9 to paragraph 1, after point ar Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstEPP
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstEPP
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeAgainstForEPP
28 Nov 2024Amendment 18 to paragraph 7 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environmentsForAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2024Paragraph 78 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 50 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 15 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstForEPP
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 6 The severe situation of political prisoners in BelarusAbstainedForEPP

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
Jens GIESEKE , EPP · Germany 2.0 %5 4948327230

About these figures

What was counted, what was left out, and how.

  • 5 928 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 174 of 794 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 · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Jens GIESEKE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=124807&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 · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Jens GIESEKE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=124807&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=124807&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}
}