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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Michael MCNAMARA

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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Michael MCNAMARA’s votes against the line, 54

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 Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-upAgainstForRenew
16 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureAbstainedForRenew
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)AbstainedForRenew
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)AbstainedForRenew
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)AbstainedForRenew
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForRenew
15 Sept 2026Final vote Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowancesAgainstForRenew
15 Sept 2026Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAbstainedForRenew
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForRenew
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the regionAbstainedForRenew
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaAgainstForRenew
20 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE InstrumentAbstainedForRenew
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024ForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForRenew
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Tackling barriers to the single market for defenceAbstainedForRenew
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU enlargement strategyAbstainedForRenew
10 Mar 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency lawAgainstForRenew
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 UkraineAbstainedForRenew
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 challengesAbstainedForRenew
22 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025AbstainedForRenew
21 Jan 2026Final vote Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for UkraineAbstainedForRenew
17 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needsAbstainedForRenew
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Military MobilityAbstainedForRenew
16 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Relations between the EU and Saudi ArabiaAbstainedForRenew
16 Dec 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe PlanAbstainedForRenew
26 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weaponsForAgainstRenew
25 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report)AbstainedForRenew
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’)AbstainedForRenew
13 Nov 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of SingaporeAbstainedForRenew
13 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of SingaporeForAgainstRenew
23 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defenceForAgainstRenew
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiationsAgainstForRenew
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion of censure on the CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
10 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets UnionAbstainedForRenew
9 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineAbstainedForRenew
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 civiliansAbstainedForRenew
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on GeorgiaAbstainedForRenew
8 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024AbstainedForRenew
22 May 2025Final vote Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusAbstainedForRenew
8 May 2025Final vote The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)AgainstForRenew
6 May 2025A10–0064/2025 — Adam Jarubas — Consent procedure Final vote Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024AgainstForRenew
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForRenew
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAgainstForRenew
12 Mar 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) dataAgainstForRenew
13 Feb 2025Final vote — text as a whole Further deterioration of the political situation in GeorgiaAbstainedForRenew
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 RussiaAbstainedForRenew
28 Nov 2024Final vote — text as a whole Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraudAgainstForRenew
Show all 54 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
27 Nov 2024Election election of the commission Final vote Election of the CommissionAbstainedForRenew
19 Sept 2024Final vote — text as a whole Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesAbstainedForRenew
19 Sept 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. TerritoryAbstainedForRenew
17 Jul 2024Final vote — text as a whole The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineAbstainedForRenew

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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
Michael MCNAMARA , Renew · Ireland 11.1 %4851737010

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 · Michael MCNAMARA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257300&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 · Michael MCNAMARA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257300&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=257300&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}
}