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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Petr BYSTRON

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
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Petr BYSTRON’s votes against the line, 96

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 21, adding text after paragraph 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersForAgainstESN
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 13 — part 3 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForESN
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleForAgainstESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 35 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AgainstAbstainedESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 110 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 120 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 2; Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAgainstForESN
9 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanForAgainstESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to recital J The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedAgainstESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 37 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AbstainedAgainstESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 24 to paragraph 37 EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AbstainedAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Recital G — part 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Paragraph 14 — part 2 Recruitment of children by organised crimeForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 13, adding text after recital A Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 1 Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicinesAgainstForESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina FasoAgainstForESN
16 Jun 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedAgainstESN
21 May 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 36 — part 2 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardAbstainedAgainstESN
21 May 2026Paragraph 11 — part 1 Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in IranForAbstainedESN
20 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 6 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedAgainstESN
20 May 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU tradeForAgainstESN
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 14 Enforcement of the Digital Markets ActForAgainstESN
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstESN
30 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 8 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentAgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 24 to paragraph 19 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025AgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 100 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportForAgainstESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 59 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 116 to Article 2, before paragraph 1 Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical productsAgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of AuditorsAgainstAbstainedESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 31 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Amendment 35 to paragraph 29 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstForESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growthAgainstAbstainedESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 50 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstESN
26 Mar 2026Amendment 103 to Article 1 Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)ForAgainstESN
26 Mar 2026Proposal to reject the text Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAgainstForESN
12 Mar 2026Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 21 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
12 Mar 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 19 — part 1 Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
12 Mar 2026Final vote Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029AgainstForESN
10 Mar 2026Amendment 90, adding text after recital H Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAgainstForESN
24 Feb 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForESN
12 Feb 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 8 Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireAbstainedForESN
18 Dec 2025Separate vote on paragraph 39 Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regimeForAgainstESN
17 Dec 2025Amendment 7, adding text after recital P European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’AgainstForESN
17 Dec 2025Amendment 6 to recital N European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’AgainstForESN
16 Dec 2025Final vote Brexit Adjustment ReserveForAbstainedESN
16 Dec 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement 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 penaltiesAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAgainstForESN
27 Nov 2025Amendments 2 + 20 (voted as one), adding text after paragraph 26 Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in SudanAgainstForESN
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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
26 Nov 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital E Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and materialAbstainedAgainstESN
26 Nov 2025Amendment 4 to paragraph 17 Protection of minors onlineAgainstForESN
13 Nov 2025Amendment 103, adding text after recital 3 Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)AgainstForESN
13 Nov 2025Amendment 4 to Article 1 Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessForAgainstESN
13 Nov 2025Amendment 92 to Article 4 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsAgainstForESN
13 Nov 2025Amendment 118 Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsForAgainstESN
13 Nov 2025Amendment 48 to recital 9 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAgainstForESN
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 67 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAbstainedAgainstESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 127 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)AgainstForESN
23 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defenceForAgainstESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential electionsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 4 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
22 Oct 2025Amendment 490 Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAgainstForESN
9 Oct 2025Amendment 6 to paragraph 13 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAgainstForESN
8 Oct 2025Amendment 5 to recital C Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAgainstForESN
8 Oct 2025Amendment 4 to recital B Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAgainstForESN
11 Sept 2025Separate vote on paragraph 19 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionAgainstForESN
9 Sept 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 65 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineAgainstForESN
9 Sept 2025Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 2 Public procurementAgainstForESN
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 23 — part 4 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedAgainstESN
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 23 — part 3 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedAgainstESN
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0318/2025) 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 listAgainstAbstainedESN
8 Jul 2025Separate vote on citation 19 Security of energy supply in the EUForAgainstESN
8 Jul 2025Paragraph 7 — part 3 Security of energy supply in the EUAbstainedAgainstESN
19 Jun 2025Paragraph 33 — part 2 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemAbstainedAgainstESN
19 Jun 2025Paragraph 23 — part 2 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemAbstainedAgainstESN
19 Jun 2025Paragraph 13 — part 2 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemAbstainedAgainstESN
8 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Competition policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstESN
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 seasonAbstainedAgainstESN
7 May 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 2023 and 2024 reports on SerbiaAbstainedAgainstESN
7 May 2025Amendment 5, adding text after recital R The European Water Resilience StrategyAgainstForESN
3 Apr 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 3 Energy-intensive industriesAgainstForESN
3 Apr 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAgainstForESN
2 Apr 2025Amendment 65 — part 2 of 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
2 Apr 2025Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForESN
1 Apr 2025Amendment 34 to Article 1, paragraph 1 Macro-financial assistance to EgyptForAgainstESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 32 to paragraph 27 The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaAbstainedForESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 63 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 63 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 61 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedESN
12 Mar 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 7 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForESN
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 9 — part 1 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Amendment 1, adding text after recital D The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’AbstainedForESN
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 8 — part 2 The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’AbstainedAgainstESN
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on paragraph 7 The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’AbstainedAgainstESN
16 Sept 2024Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the ECR Group Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the ECR GroupAgainstForESN

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
Petr BYSTRON , ESN · Germany 2.0 %4 873622590

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 · Petr BYSTRON”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256928&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 · Petr BYSTRON}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256928&scope=all&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256928&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}
}