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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Sander SMIT

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

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Sander SMIT’s votes against the line, 80

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 2026Final vote — text as a whole Strengthening global health resilience in partner countriesForAgainstECR
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedAgainstECR
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sectorAbstainedForECR
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize MON 87460AgainstForECR
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94313AgainstForECR
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6AgainstForECR
9 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitivenessAbstainedAgainstECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9AgainstForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25AgainstForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Genetically modified soybean MON 87705AgainstForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on MoldovaAbstainedForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Protection of the environment through criminal lawAgainstAbstainedECR
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AbstainedForECR
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025AbstainedForECR
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicinesAbstainedForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on KosovoAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbstainedForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on MontenegroAbstainedForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedAgainstECR
16 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities fundedAgainstAbstainedECR
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation AgreementAbstainedForECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 94637AgainstForECR
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
26 Mar 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potentialAbstainedForECR
11 Mar 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of LawForAbstainedECR
10 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challengesAbstainedForEPP
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 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Increased efficiency of the External Action GuaranteeAbstainedForEPP
10 Mar 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishing an EU talent poolAbstainedForEPP
12 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireAgainstForEPP
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 2026Final vote — text as a whole Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyAbstainedForEPP
11 Feb 2026Final vote Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027AbstainedForEPP
11 Feb 2026Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine FacilityAbstainedForEPP
11 Feb 2026Final vote Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027AbstainedForEPP
22 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstEPP
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForEPP
21 Jan 2026Final vote on motion B10-0060/2026 Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)ForAgainstEPP
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member StatesAgainstForEPP
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crisesAbstainedForEPP
20 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesAgainstForEPP
17 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needsAbstainedForEPP
13 Nov 2025Final vote Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)AbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: AgenciesAbstainedForEPP
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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
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedForEPP
11 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Stock-taking of the European elections 2024AbstainedForEPP
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisisAgainstForEPP
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAgainstForEPP
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024AbstainedForEPP
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportAgainstForEPP
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience FacilityAbstainedForEPP
22 May 2025Final vote Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusAbstainedForEPP
8 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Competition policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldAbstainedForEPP
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsAbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland AgreementAbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025AbstainedForEPP
11 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Social Fund Plus post-2027AgainstForEPP
19 Dec 2024Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rightsForAgainstEPP
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 officeAbstainedForEPP
27 Nov 2024Joint text Final vote 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint textAbstainedForEPP
14 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2024Final vote Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AbstainedForEPP

By member, 1

Members with at least one vote where their group had a clear line. Order: by rate, for members with at least 100 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
Sander SMIT changed group , ECR · Netherlands in EPP for most of the period 16.1 %4982057373

About these figures

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

  • 620 votes considered (final 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 100 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?mep=125325&scope=final&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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Sander SMIT”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=125325&scope=final&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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Sander SMIT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=125325&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=125325&scope=final&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}
}