← Votes·2019-11-13

Ordre du jour de mercredi - demande des groupes S&D et GUE/NGL

Vote ID 109925Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+0 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Ordre du jour de mercredi - demande des groupes S&D et GUE/NGL”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (164 for, 144 against, 43 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

164

Against

144

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

351

Absent

327

Participation rate

51.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 327 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (327) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 104 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
S&Dhad 57 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
Renewhad 35 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
ECRhad 33 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
Greens-EFAhad 28 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
PfEhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
NIhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (66 absent)France (29 absent)Romania (21 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

S&D132 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 2Absent 57

EPP173 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 4Absent 104

Renew96 MEPs

For 17Against 37Abstain 7Absent 35

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 28Absent 26

ECR59 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 33

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI43 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 25

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France27
Italy26
Spain22
Germany15
Portugal10

Most against

Poland27
Hungary9
Netherlands9
Bulgaria7
Romania7

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia11 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 12

Denmark13 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland13 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

France74 MEPs

For 27Against 6Abstain 12Absent 29

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 15Abstain 0Absent 66

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy73 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 23Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Poland51 MEPs

For 6Against 27Abstain 0Absent 18

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Romania32 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 21

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Spain54 MEPs

For 22Against 14Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden20 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Individual MEP positions

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