← Votes·2022-06-09

The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 145674Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files”. Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (122 for, 402 against, 25 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.

Result analysis

For

122

Against

402

Abstain

Margin of victory

280 votes

Turnout (cast)

549

Absent

156

Participation rate

77.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 2Against 145Abstain 0Absent 32

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 101Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 84Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 3Absent 15

PfE67 MEPs

For 12Against 21Abstain 11Absent 23

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 8Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece5
Hungary2

Most against

Italy46
Spain41
Poland40
Germany37
France33

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 15Against 33Abstain 15Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 27

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 4Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 46Abstain 1Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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