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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Thomas BAJADA

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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Thomas BAJADA’s votes against the line, 59

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 — text as a whole Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureAbstainedForS&D
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)AbstainedForS&D
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)AbstainedForS&D
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)AbstainedForS&D
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedForS&D
15 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundAbstainedForS&D
15 Sept 2026Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAbstainedForS&D
9 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitivenessAbstainedForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForS&D
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sectorAbstainedForS&D
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)ForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)ForAgainstS&D
11 Mar 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Flagship European defence projects of common interestAbstainedForS&D
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Tackling barriers to the single market for defenceAbstainedForS&D
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU enlargement strategyAbstainedForS&D
24 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForS&D
11 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU strategic defence and security partnershipsAgainstForS&D
11 Feb 2026Final vote Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027AbstainedForS&D
11 Feb 2026Final vote Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027AbstainedForS&D
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptForAgainstS&D
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union levelForAgainstS&D
22 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challengesAbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)AbstainedForS&D
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 2025AbstainedForS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025AgainstForS&D
21 Jan 2026Final vote Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for UkraineAbstainedForS&D
17 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0558/2025) European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’AbstainedForS&D
17 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needsAgainstForS&D
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Military MobilityAbstainedForS&D
17 Dec 2025Final vote European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC)AbstainedForS&D
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependenciesAbstainedForS&D
17 Dec 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union levelForAgainstS&D
17 Dec 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Application of the ‘safe third country’ conceptForAgainstS&D
16 Dec 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsForAgainstS&D
16 Dec 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe PlanAgainstForS&D
25 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report)AgainstForS&D
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)AgainstForS&D
13 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Gender Equality Strategy 2025AbstainedForS&D
13 Nov 2025Final vote Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)AgainstForS&D
13 Nov 2025Final vote Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirementsForAgainstS&D
23 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defenceAbstainedAgainstS&D
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiationsAgainstForS&D
9 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAgainstForS&D
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAgainstForS&D
9 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineAgainstForS&D
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 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 civiliansAbstainedForS&D
8 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
8 May 2025Final vote Screening of foreign investments in the UnionAbstainedForS&D
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
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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
2 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForS&D
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAgainstForS&D
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesAbstainedForS&D
28 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaAgainstForS&D
24 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around TaiwanAbstainedForS&D
22 Oct 2024Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to UkraineAbstainedForS&D
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAgainstForS&D
17 Jul 2024Final vote — text as a whole The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAgainstForS&D

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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
Thomas BAJADA , S&D · Malta 10.8 %5442930058

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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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 · Thomas BAJADA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256936&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 · Thomas BAJADA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256936&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=256936&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}
}