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Stocktaking of European elections

2020/2088(INI)·9th term·AFCO·INI - Own-initiative procedure·Completed
Subjects: Elections, direct universal suffrage
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): DURAND Pascal (Renew)
Summary

This own-initiative report is a stocktaking of the European elections. Amendments cite fundamental-rights and disability instruments and discuss the 2019 turnout compared with 2014, gains by Eurosceptic, populist and nationalist forces, abstention varying between Member States, citizens' priorities such as the economy and environment, and gender balance among Members of the European Parliament and on committees.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    20 Jul 2020
  2. Plenary vote — Passed
    25 Nov 2020 · On the resolution (the text as a whole)
  3. Procedure completed
265
Amendments
distinct, in window
37
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee
20 Jul 2020
Dates

Plenary votes

79 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

  1. Show the 27 earlier votes
    1. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 3 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 3/1 · what was voted ↗
      670 for8 against19 abstentions8 did not vote
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    2. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 3 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 3/2 · what was voted ↗
      547 for117 against33 abstentions8 did not vote
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    3. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 3 (part 3 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 3/3 · what was voted ↗
      362 for291 against44 abstentions8 did not vote
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    4. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 4 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 4/1 · what was voted ↗
      509 for127 against60 abstentions9 did not vote
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    5. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 4 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 4/2 · what was voted ↗
      340 for327 against29 abstentions9 did not vote
      Decided by 13 votes. The contested ground: EPP (split 22 For / 162 Against) · Renew (split 74 For / 16 Against) · Non-attached (split 11 For / 8 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line57 Members voted against their group’s majority

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    6. 24 Nov 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 5
      Official label: § 5 · what was voted ↗
      332 for344 against19 abstentions10 did not vote
      Decided by 12 votes. The contested ground: Renew (split 67 For / 26 Against) · EPP (split 12 For / 167 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line58 Members voted against their group’s majority

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    7. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 7
      Official label: § 7 · what was voted ↗
      547 for104 against46 abstentions8 did not vote
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    8. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 15 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 15/1 · what was voted ↗
      533 for121 against43 abstentions8 did not vote
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    9. 24 Nov 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 15 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 15/2 · what was voted ↗
      319 for351 against26 abstentions9 did not vote
      Decided by 32 votes. The contested ground: Renew (split 72 For / 23 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line63 Members voted against their group’s majority

      Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). A group’s line = the majority of its expressed votes.

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    10. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 17
      Official label: Am § 17 · what was voted ↗
      350 for326 against21 abstentions8 did not vote
      Decided by 24 votes.

      Broke with their group’s line36 Members voted against their group’s majority

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    11. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 18 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: Am § 18/1 · what was voted ↗
      654 for28 against14 abstentions9 did not vote
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    12. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 18 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Am § 18/2 · what was voted ↗
      393 for236 against68 abstentions8 did not vote
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    13. 24 Nov 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 19
      Official label: § 19 · what was voted ↗
      286 for382 against29 abstentions8 did not vote
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    14. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 20 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 20/1 · what was voted ↗
      462 for214 against21 abstentions8 did not vote
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    15. 24 Nov 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 20 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 20/2 · what was voted ↗
      325 for350 against22 abstentions8 did not vote
      Decided by 25 votes. The contested ground: Renew (split 75 For / 22 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line49 Members voted against their group’s majority

      Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). A group’s line = the majority of its expressed votes.

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    16. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 21 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 21/1 · what was voted ↗
      571 for113 against13 abstentions8 did not vote
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    17. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 21 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 21/2 · what was voted ↗
      471 for209 against16 abstentions9 did not vote
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    18. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 22
      Official label: § 22 · what was voted ↗
      494 for182 against21 abstentions8 did not vote
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    19. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 23 · subparagraph 1
      Official label: § 23, partie introductive et alinéa 1 · what was voted ↗
      575 for110 against11 abstentions9 did not vote
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    20. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 23
      Official label: § 23, tiret 4/1 · what was voted ↗
      494 for189 against13 abstentions9 did not vote
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    21. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 23
      Official label: § 23, tiret 4/2 · what was voted ↗
      349 for327 against20 abstentions9 did not vote
      Decided by 22 votes. The contested ground: EPP (split 15 For / 166 Against) · S&D (split 125 For / 12 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line40 Members voted against their group’s majority

      Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). A group’s line = the majority of its expressed votes.

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    22. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 23
      Official label: § 23, tiret 5 · what was voted ↗
      426 for250 against20 abstentions9 did not vote
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    23. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 24
      Official label: § 24 · what was voted ↗
      454 for221 against22 abstentions8 did not vote
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    24. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 30 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 30/1 · what was voted ↗
      527 for114 against56 abstentions8 did not vote
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    25. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On paragraph 30 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 30/2 · what was voted ↗
      478 for161 against58 abstentions8 did not vote
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    26. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
      On recital T
      Official label: Considérant T/1 · what was voted ↗
      482 for194 against21 abstentions8 did not vote
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    27. 24 Nov 2020Failedoutcome from totals
      On recital T
      Official label: Considérant T/2 · what was voted ↗
      300 for367 against30 abstentions8 did not vote
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  2. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
    On recital U
    Official label: Considérant U · what was voted ↗
    486 for201 against10 abstentions8 did not vote
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  3. 24 Nov 2020Passedoutcome from totals
    On recital AD
    Official label: Considérant AD · what was voted ↗
    483 for198 against15 abstentions9 did not vote
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  4. 25 Nov 2020Main votePassedoutcome from totals
    On the resolution (the text as a whole)
    Official label: Résolution · what was voted ↗
    468 for194 against34 abstentions9 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 79 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE655.711 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

37 Members · by amendment count
1
Leila CHAIBI
Leila CHAIBI
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇫🇷 France
60(54 solo)
2
Damian BOESELAGER
Damian BOESELAGER
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
50(50 solo)
3
Giuliano PISAPIA
Giuliano PISAPIA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
36
4
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
34
5
Brice HORTEFEUX
Brice HORTEFEUX
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
34(10 solo)
6
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇵🇹 Portugal
29(7 solo)
7
Vladimír BILČÍK
Vladimír BILČÍK
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
28(2 solo)
8
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Patriots for Europe · 🇪🇸 Spain
26(26 solo)
9
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
26
10
Paulo RANGEL
Paulo RANGEL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
26
11
Roberta METSOLA
Roberta METSOLA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇲🇹 Malta
26
12
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇬🇷 Greece
26
13
József SZÁJER
József SZÁJER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇭🇺 Hungary
26
14
Andrius KUBILIUS
Andrius KUBILIUS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
26
15
Karlo RESSLER
Karlo RESSLER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇭🇷 Croatia
26
16
Mairead McGUINNESS
Mairead McGUINNESS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
25
17
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
25
18
Ivan ŠTEFANEC
Ivan ŠTEFANEC
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
25
19
Sven SIMON
Sven SIMON
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
24
20
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
22
21
Gilles LEBRETON
Gilles LEBRETON
Identity & Democracy · 🇫🇷 France
21
22
Gerolf ANNEMANS
Gerolf ANNEMANS
Patriots for Europe · 🇧🇪 Belgium
21
23
Gabriele BISCHOFF
Gabriele BISCHOFF
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
20(4 solo)
24
László TRÓCSÁNYI
László TRÓCSÁNYI
Non-attached · 🇭🇺 Hungary
20
25
Gunnar BECK
Gunnar BECK
Identity & Democracy · 🇩🇪 Germany
19

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265 amendments

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