← Votes·2019-11-28

The on-going negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

Vote ID 110267Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 on-going negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (263 for, 283 against, 15 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

263

Against

283

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

561

Absent

117

Participation rate

82.7%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 117 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (117) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 36 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

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

EPP173 MEPs

For 10Against 125Abstain 2Absent 36

S&D132 MEPs

For 94Against 4Abstain 7Absent 27

Renew96 MEPs

For 49Against 32Abstain 5Absent 10

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR59 MEPs

For 2Against 51Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
Spain32
Italy29
Netherlands13
Portugal13

Most against

France39
Poland35
Czech Republic14
Romania14
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 26Against 39Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 39Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 29Against 28Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 1Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain54 MEPs

For 32Against 12Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

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