Awkward ones making negative votes (4)
I believe the answer is:
noes
'negative votes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'awkward ones' is the wordplay.
'awkward' indicates an anagram.
'ones' is an anagram of 'NOES'.
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for noes that I've seen before include "Those disagreeing" , "Negative voters'" , "Opponents" , "more than one refusal" , "Those who vote against" .)