← Votes·2019-07-18

The situation at the USA-Mexican border

Vote ID 108537Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The situation at the USA-Mexican border”. EPP, Renew, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (335 for, 207 against, 49 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

335

Against

207

Abstain

Margin of victory

128 votes

Turnout (cast)

591

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 137Against 4Abstain 4Absent 28

S&D133 MEPs

For 14Against 98Abstain 5Absent 16

Renew95 MEPs

For 82Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 26Absent 9

ECR59 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 3Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

NI43 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 10Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland38
Spain22
Romania17
Netherlands16
Greece14

Most against

Germany45
France38
Portugal10
Lithuania5
Malta4

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 45Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 22Against 16Abstain 24Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain54 MEPs

For 22Against 18Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

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