← Votes·2020-02-12

The proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Vote ID 112601Source: 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+7 / 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 proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (543 for, 39 against, 69 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

543

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

504 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 161Against 0Abstain 3Absent 15

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 42Absent 6

ECR63 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 4Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 15Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France49
Spain48
Poland47
Italy42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 21Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 6Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 27Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

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