← Votes·2019-09-18

The state of play of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union

Vote ID 108660Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 state of play of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (521 for, 93 against, 25 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

521

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

428 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 155Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D132 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew96 MEPs

For 93Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 7Against 49Abstain 4Absent 4

ECR59 MEPs

For 32Against 19Abstain 8Absent 0

NI43 MEPs

For 22Against 10Abstain 4Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
France48
Poland47
Spain42
Italy36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 48Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 36Against 27Abstain 5Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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