← Votes·2023-11-21

The implementation of the principle of primacy of EU law

Vote ID 160105Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 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 “The implementation of the principle of primacy of EU law”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (430 for, 172 against, 29 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

430

Against

172

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 143Against 9Abstain 9Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 6Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 1Abstain 5Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 20Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left36 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain43
France40
Italy40
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland24
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 40Against 29Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 12Abstain 6Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

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