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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Erik MARQUARDT

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 Erik MARQUARDT only. Show every member

Erik MARQUARDT’s votes against the line, 40

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
15 Sept 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 40 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AbstainedAgainstGreens
9 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in PakistanAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to recital T Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Proposal to reject the text Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)AgainstForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedForGreens
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAbstainedGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 55 to paragraph 1, after point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForGreens
20 May 2026Amendment 54 to paragraph 1, point ab Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 155 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAgainstForGreens
26 Mar 2026Final 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 applicationAbstainedAgainstGreens
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 housingAbstainedAgainstGreens
10 Mar 2026Amendment 105, adding text after paragraph 49 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingForAgainstGreens
10 Mar 2026Paragraph 42 — part 2 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingForAgainstGreens
12 Feb 2026Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 13 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireAgainstAbstainedGreens
12 Feb 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 11 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireForAgainstGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified cotton T304-40AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize T25 (ACS-ZMØØ3-2)AbstainedForGreens
11 Feb 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean DBN-09004-6AbstainedForGreens
20 Jan 2026Amendment 3 to recital F Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 17 Protection of minors onlineForAgainstGreens
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sectorAbstainedAgainstGreens
13 Nov 2025Amendment 97 to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 104 to paragraph 58 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstGreens
21 Oct 202510-11 November Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027AbstainedForGreens
8 Oct 2025Final vote Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAbstainedForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
11 Sept 2025Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAbstainedForGreens
10 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitivenessAgainstForGreens
8 Jul 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399ForAbstainedGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 88 to paragraph 69 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstGreens
11 Feb 2025Paragraph 8 — part 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2024ForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP202216AgainstAbstainedGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP23211AgainstAbstainedGreens
26 Nov 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 Genetically modified maize DP915635AgainstAbstainedGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 50 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1 to recital H — part 1 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesForAgainstGreens

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
Erik MARQUARDT , Greens · Germany 0.7 %5 5001420614

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 · Erik MARQUARDT”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197462&scope=all&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 · Erik MARQUARDT}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197462&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197462&scope=all&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}
}