← Votes·2023-03-14

Data Act

Vote ID 153374Source: 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 “Data Act”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour. PfE, Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (500 for, 23 against, 110 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

500

Against

Abstain

110

Margin of victory

477 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 160Against 0Abstain 3Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR64 MEPs

For 37Against 10Abstain 13Absent 4

PfE65 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 44Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 32Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 13Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
France48
Poland48
Spain44
Italy43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 24Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 16Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 7Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 23Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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