Michael McNamara
Renew Europe · Ind.
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71%participation, 258 of 364 votesMedian: Renew 90% · Ireland 81% · all MEPs 89%
83%of votes matched the position of Renew
89%of For and Against votes on the winning side
43votes off the group line, of 257 comparable
Details
How they were elected
- Party
- Independent
- Personal votes
- 56,339
- Constituency
- South
- Electoral rule
- In Ireland, voters rank individual candidates (single transferable vote), and seats go to candidates by first preferences and transfers.
List share and seats: European Parliament, 2024 European election results (results.elections.europa.eu); no map layer, because the BLUE_EP column for independents adds up all independent candidates. First-preference votes: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/2024-european-parliament-election-results/) and the returning officers' count sheets, collected on 13 October 2026.
How Michael McNamara voted
Most recent first- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security
- Cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030: Proposal for rejection (amendment 6= 7=)
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products: Proposal for rejection (amendment 119)
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations: Proposal for rejection (amendment 1= 2=)
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769
- Boosting skills in the Union - opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028-2034
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper - Finland
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Council and Council
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections
- Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail
- Combating VAT fraud - the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget
No vote matches the filter.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Off the group line
43 of 257 comparable votes- The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot: Motion for a resolution
- Recommendation on EU-China political relations
- CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
- Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)
- Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE): Proposal for rejection (amendment 3)
- Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up
- Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU's territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
- Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)
- Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V): Proposal for rejection (amendment 2)
- Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)
- Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)
- Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V): Proposal for rejection (amendment 64)
- Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
- Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP202216 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combinations DP 202216 x NK603, DP202216 x DAS-40278-9
- Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25
- 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
- Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region
- Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation): Proposal for rejection (amendment 2 = 3 =)
- Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
- EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
- Protection of the European Union's financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2024
- Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
- Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods: Proposal for rejection (amendment 17)
- Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
- Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America: Proposal for rejection (amendment 47)
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
- Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
- EU enlargement strategy
- Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law
- Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
- Drones and new systems of warfare - the EU's need to adapt to be fit for today's security challenges
- Motion of censure on the Commission
- Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2025
- Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine
- Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA): Motion for a resolution
- Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)
No vote matches the filter.
Votes in 2026
For 211Abstain 20Against 27Did not vote 106
Alignment with each group
Share of Michael McNamara's votes that matched each group's position
In Parliament
- Country
- Ireland
- Group
- Renew Europe
- National party
- Ind.
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Method
Participation: Share of the votes the Radar follows (HowTheyVote main votes and final roll-call votes) in which the MEP voted. Not attendance; excused absences are not counted. Winning side: Of the For and Against votes, the share on the side of the result: For when adopted, Against when rejected. Abstentions and absences are left out. Off the group line: a vote different from the position of the MEP's own group on that day; divided groups and non-attached members are left out. Full method