← Votes·2021-01-21

The crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "hong kong"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 127182Source: 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+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (597 for, 17 against, 61 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

597

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

580 votes

Turnout (cast)

675

Absent

Participation rate

96.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew100 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 25Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 16Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy72
Spain52
France50
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 25Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 2Abstain 14Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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