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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Bruno TOBBACK

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 Bruno TOBBACK only. Show every member

Bruno TOBBACK’s votes against the line, 65

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 62 to paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 22 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAbstainedForS&D
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 20 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 12 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 1 — part 2 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForS&D
17 Sept 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upForAgainstS&D
15 Sept 2026Amendment 11, adding text after citation 70 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstS&D
15 Sept 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 110 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstS&D
15 Sept 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 110 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 4 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on recital F EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AgainstForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 27, adding text after Recital 15 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 37 to Annex II, after point 2 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedAgainstS&D
21 May 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 12 Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in IranForAgainstS&D
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?AgainstForS&D
30 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 32 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstS&D
30 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 28 — part 2 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstS&D
29 Apr 2026Amendment 105 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 2, point b Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsForAbstainedS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstS&D
10 Mar 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 6 The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActForAgainstS&D
10 Mar 2026Separate vote on paragraph 6 The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActAgainstForS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 159, adding text after paragraph 82 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 94 to paragraph 52 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 73, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForS&D
22 Oct 2025Amendment 130, adding text after paragraph 18 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstS&D
9 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 33 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForS&D
9 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024ForAgainstS&D
8 Oct 2025Amendment 145 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstS&D
8 Oct 2025Amendment 144 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstS&D
8 Oct 2025Final vote Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penaltiesAgainstForS&D
8 Oct 2025Amendment 84 to Annex I Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penaltiesForAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 390 to Article 55, après le paragraph 2 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 389 to Article 38, paragraph 3, après le point b Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 388 to Article 18, paragraph 1 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstS&D
9 Sept 2025Amendment 387 to Article 7, après le paragraph 4 Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehiclesForAgainstS&D
10 Jul 2025Amendment 1, adding text after citation 2 Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitivenessForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 24 to paragraph 15 Clean Industrial DealAbstainedAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 6 Clean Industrial DealAbstainedAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 292 to Article 17, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAbstainedS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 288 to Article 8, paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAbstainedS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 286 to Article 4, after paragraph 1 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 283 to Article 2, after paragraph 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityForAgainstS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 264 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForS&D
19 Jun 2025Amendment 55 — part 2 Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAgainstForS&D
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)ForAgainstS&D
Show all 65 votes
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
3 Apr 2025Amendment 1, adding text after recital C Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi HassaniAgainstForS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 70 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstS&D
2 Apr 2025Amendment 82, adding text after paragraph 22 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstS&D
20 Jan 2025Ordre du jour de mercredi — Demande du groupe The Left Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by The Left GroupForAgainstS&D
17 Dec 2024Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 19 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023AbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Dec 2024Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023AbstainedAgainstS&D
27 Nov 2024Election election of the commission Final vote Election of the CommissionAbstainedForS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital K Genetically modified maize DP202216AbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital K Genetically modified maize DP23211AbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital L Genetically modified maize DP915635AbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital O Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinationsAbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital O Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603AbstainedAgainstS&D
14 Nov 2024Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against RussiaAbstainedAgainstS&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).
MemberAgainst the lineClear-line votesOppositeAbstainedOtherWith own party
Bruno TOBBACK , S&D · Belgium 1.2 %5 5404418340

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 · Bruno TOBBACK”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256885&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 · Bruno TOBBACK}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256885&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256885&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}
}