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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Kim VAN SPARRENTAK

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 votes620All roll calls5 928
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Kim VAN SPARRENTAK’s votes against the line, 83

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
16 Sept 2026Final 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 crimeAbstainedAgainstGreens
15 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorsAbstainedAgainstGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendment 19, adding text after Recital 18 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAgainstForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendments 18 + 26 (voted as one), adding text after Recital 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedForGreens
17 Jun 2026Amendments 21 + 31 (voted as one), adding text after Article 4 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedForGreens
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation AgreementAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 87 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 86 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 46 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimeAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Final 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 crimeAbstainedAgainstGreens
29 Apr 2026Proposal to reject the text Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstForGreens
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European UnionForAgainstGreens
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 2026Separate vote on paragraph 28 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingForAgainstGreens
12 Feb 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, point a Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenForAgainstGreens
12 Feb 2026Amendment 5, adding text after recital F Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in IranForAgainstGreens
10 Feb 2026Separate vote on paragraph 28 European Central Bank – annual report 2025AgainstForGreens
22 Jan 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 1 Brutal repression against protesters in IranAbstainedForGreens
22 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitivenessAgainstForGreens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 32 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025ForAgainstGreens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 27 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForGreens
16 Dec 2025Amendment 52 to recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAbstainedForGreens
27 Nov 2025Amendment 6, adding text after recital A Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAbstainedForGreens
27 Nov 2025Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 9 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAgainstForGreens
27 Nov 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 9 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAbstainedForGreens
27 Nov 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 172 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementAgainstForGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 92 + 133 (voted as one) to paragraph 2 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 60 + 91 + 132 (voted as one) to Annex II; Annex III – introductory part Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 28 + 90 + 131 (voted as one) to Article 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 27 + 89 + 130 (voted as one) to Article 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 82 + 122 (voted as one) to Article 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAgainstGreens
26 Nov 2025Amendments 34 + 49 + 81 + 121 (voted as one) to Article 1 Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and tradersForAbstainedGreens
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimesForAgainstGreens
23 Oct 2025Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 9 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAbstainedForGreens
22 Oct 2025Amendment 159, adding text after paragraph 82 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAbstainedGreens
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 27 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForGreens
8 Oct 2025Amendment 121, adding text after recital 3 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAbstainedForGreens
8 Oct 2025Amendment 147 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAbstainedGreens
10 Sept 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 13 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interferenceForAgainstGreens
9 Jul 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansAgainstForGreens
9 Jul 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 3 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansAbstainedForGreens
9 Jul 2025Amendment 20 to recital L 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedGreens
9 Jul 2025Amendment 22 to paragraph 7 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedGreens
9 Jul 2025Amendment 21 to paragraph 3 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedGreens
9 Jul 2025Final vote on motion B10-0316/2025 Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that listAgainstForGreens
22 May 2025Final vote Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon EuropeForAgainstGreens
22 May 2025Amendment 5, adding text after recital 11 Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed productionForAgainstGreens
22 May 2025Amendment 4, adding text after recital 11 Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed productionForAgainstGreens
8 May 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 8 Competition policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForGreens
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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
8 May 2025Amendment 4 to Article 1, après l'alinéa 1 Règlement (UE) 2017/1938; Article 6 bis, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter seasonAbstainedForGreens
7 May 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European UnionForAgainstGreens
7 May 2025Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 143 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAbstainedGreens
6 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023AgainstAbstainedGreens
3 Apr 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 3 Energy-intensive industriesForAbstainedGreens
3 Apr 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAbstainedForGreens
3 Apr 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishing an EU talent poolAbstainedForGreens
2 Apr 2025Amendment 147 to paragraph 4, after indent 8 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstGreens
2 Apr 2025Final vote Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movementAbstainedAgainstGreens
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital M Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedForGreens
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital V Genetically modified maize DP910521AbstainedForGreens
23 Jan 2025Amendment 6 to paragraph 14 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against UkraineForAgainstGreens
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 17, adding text after paragraph 92 — part 2 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 68 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstAbstainedGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 62, adding text after paragraph 40 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 34 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 15 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAbstainedForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstAbstainedGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 6, adding text before paragraph 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
23 Oct 2024Amendment 5, adding text before paragraph 1 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sectionsAgainstForGreens
19 Sept 2024Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 8 — part 1 The devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate changeAgainstForGreens
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1 to recital H — part 1 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesForAgainstGreens
19 Sept 2024Amendment 2 to paragraph 14 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
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK , Greens · Netherlands 1.5 %5 36639301473

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 · Kim VAN SPARRENTAK”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197870&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 · Kim VAN SPARRENTAK}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197870&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=197870&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}
}