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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · João OLIVEIRA

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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João OLIVEIRA’s votes against the line, 124

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 2026Final vote — text as a whole Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAbstainedForThe Left
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAbstainedAgainstThe Left
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedForThe Left
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tungAgainstAbstainedThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034AbstainedForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity ProgrammeAgainstForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity ProgrammeAgainstForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition lawsAgainstForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundAbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAgainstForThe Left
9 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanAbstainedForThe Left
9 Jul 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of the digital euroAgainstForThe Left
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on SerbiaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Protection of the environment through criminal lawAgainstForThe Left
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Lead in certain fishing tackleAbstainedAgainstThe Left
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsAbstainedAgainstThe Left
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningAbstainedForThe Left
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sectorAgainstAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and HerzegovinaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on MontenegroAgainstAbstainedThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): access to VAT information at Union levelAbstainedForThe Left
16 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities fundedAgainstAbstainedThe Left
21 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in IranAgainstAbstainedThe Left
21 May 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)AgainstAbstainedThe Left
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForThe Left
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing ProtocolForAgainstThe Left
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing ProtocolForAgainstThe Left
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Screening of foreign investments in the UnionAgainstForThe Left
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel marketAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025AgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstAbstainedThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport AgreementAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Discharge 2024: Joint UndertakingsAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instrumentsAbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAbstainedForThe Left
12 Mar 2026Final vote Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029AbstainedAgainstThe Left
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026AgainstForThe Left
11 Mar 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of LawAbstainedForThe Left
10 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challengesAbstainedForThe Left
10 Mar 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency lawAgainstForThe Left
12 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefireAbstainedForThe Left
Show all 124 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
20 Jan 2026Final vote Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interestAbstainedForThe Left
18 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gearForAgainstThe Left
18 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regimeAgainstForThe Left
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)AgainstForThe Left
16 Dec 2025Final vote Providing macro-financial assistance to JordanAgainstAbstainedThe Left
16 Dec 2025Final vote Brexit Adjustment ReserveAbstainedForThe Left
27 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementAgainstAbstainedThe Left
26 Nov 2025Final vote Collection of statistical information by the European Central BankAgainstForThe Left
26 Nov 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirementsAgainstAbstainedThe Left
25 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budgetAbstainedForThe Left
25 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedAgainstForThe Left
25 Nov 2025Decision to maintain the action Final vote Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposalAbstainedForThe Left
13 Nov 2025Final vote Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)AgainstAbstainedThe Left
13 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (Resolution)ForAbstainedThe Left
13 Nov 2025Final vote Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessAbstainedForThe Left
13 Nov 2025Final vote Framework for achieving climate neutralityAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transitionAbstainedForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupAbstainedAgainstThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundationsAgainstForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the RegulationAbstainedForThe Left
10 Jul 2025Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policiesAbstainedAgainstThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and HerzegovinaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on AlbaniaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU importsAbstainedForThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024AbstainedForThe Left
8 Jul 2025Council draft Final vote VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goodsAgainstForThe Left
19 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemAbstainedForThe Left
19 Jun 2025Final vote Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceabilityAbstainedForThe Left
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on MontenegroAgainstAbstainedThe Left
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportAgainstForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in SevilleAbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure)AbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policyAbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union.AbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the UnionAbstainedAgainstThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022AbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)AbstainedForThe Left
22 May 2025Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanismAbstainedForThe Left
8 May 2025Final vote CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027AbstainedAgainstThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on SerbiaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole The European Water Resilience StrategyAbstainedForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: Joint UndertakingsAgainstForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeAbstainedForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAgainstForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection SupervisorAbstainedForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European UnionAbstainedForThe Left
3 Apr 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seedAgainstForThe Left
2 Apr 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029)ForAgainstThe Left
1 Apr 2025Final vote Macro-financial assistance to JordanAgainstAbstainedThe Left
1 Apr 2025Final vote Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicalsAbstainedForThe Left
12 Feb 2025Final vote Administrative cooperation in the field of taxationAbstainedForThe Left
12 Feb 2025Council draft Final vote VAT: rules for the digital ageAbstainedForThe Left
11 Feb 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and UkraineAgainstForThe Left
11 Feb 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo VerdeForAgainstThe Left
23 Jan 2025Final vote — text as a whole Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostagesAbstainedForThe Left
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State ArbitrationAbstainedForThe Left
17 Dec 2024Final vote Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ categoryAbstainedAgainstThe Left
17 Dec 2024Final vote on the provisional agreement Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of applicationAbstainedAgainstThe Left
27 Nov 2024Final vote on the motion for a resolution Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updatesAbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)AbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Final vote Electronic value added tax exemption certificateAbstainedForThe Left
24 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaAbstainedForThe Left
23 Oct 2024Final vote Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to UkraineAgainstForThe Left
10 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan AbbasAgainstForThe Left
9 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integrationAgainstAbstainedThe Left
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole The severe situation of political prisoners in BelarusAgainstForThe Left

By member, 1

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
João OLIVEIRA , The Left · Portugal 30.0 %4133763240

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 · João OLIVEIRA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257083&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 · João OLIVEIRA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257083&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257083&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}
}