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Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the United Kingdom

Vote ID 113950Source: official EP roll-call records
40
/ 100

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+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+10 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the United Kingdom”. EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (329 for, 357 against, 4 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
329
Against
357
Abstain
4
Margin of victory
28 votes
Turnout (cast)
690
Absent
14
Participation rate
98.0%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 28 votes. 14 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (14) was not larger than the 28-vote margin.

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

EPP179 MEPs
For 170Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 9Against 122Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 12Against 88Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 61Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 17Against 22Abstain 4Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 2Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy44
  • Poland43
  • Hungary13
  • Bulgaria11
  • Czech Republic11
Most against
  • Germany58
  • France48
  • Spain38
  • Netherlands18
  • Romania17
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 30Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 30Against 58Abstain 1Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 44Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 43Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 16Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 20Against 38Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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