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Check their Vote on the EU Copyright Directive

The directory below lists the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of your country and how they voted during the crucial European Parliament Plenary session vote on the new EU Copyright Directive on 26 March, 2019. Jump to the results below.

Please note that several MEPs ended-up ‘correcting’ their vote afterwards. MEPs can ‘correct’ their vote in the official records up to 2-weeks after the vote, in order to indicate that they had the intention of voting differently than they did. These votes are marked as ‘CORRECTED’ in the directory below. These corrections do not change the actual vote results.

A short explainer of how MEPs’ voting behaviour is categorised:

Vote on Possibility to Change the Final Text: This column reflects how MEPs voted on the possibility to change the final text (= opening the vote on Amendments). If enough MEPs would have voted FOR, then they would have had the possibility to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) both upload filters (Article 17, ex Art. 13) and the link tax (Article 15, ex Art. 11) from the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive, before voting on the (updated) text itself. MEPs’ voting behaviour is displayed as follows:

  • FOR [= MEPs who voted ‘FOR’ the possibility to change the final text, allowing MEPs to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • FOR – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘FOR’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • AGAINST [= MEPs who voted ‘AGAINST’ the possibility to change the final text, allowing MEPs to vote on Amendments to remove (= delete) Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • AGAINST – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘AGAINST’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • ABSTAINED [= MEPs who decided to not vote in favour or against the possibility to change the final text]
  • ABSTAINED – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to ‘ABSTAIN’ from voting – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • NOT PRESENT [= MEPs who were not present for this vote]

Final Vote on Copyright Directive: This column reflects how MEPs voted on the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive. The final text included both upload filters (Article 17, ex Art 13) and the link tax (Article 15, ex Art. 11), since the previous vote dismissed the possibility of considering amendments that proposed the deletion of these two toxic articles. The version voted on was the provisional trilogue agreement text on which the European Parliament and Council [aka EU Member States] reached an agreement on 13 February. MEPs’ voting behaviour is displayed as follows:

  • FOR [= MEPs who voted ‘FOR’ the final text of the Copyright Directive, including Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • FOR – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘FOR’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • AGAINST [= MEPs who voted ‘AGAINST’ the final text of the Copyright Directive, including Articles 15 & 17 (ex Art. 11 & 13)]
  • AGAINST – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to vote ‘AGAINST’ – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • ABSTAINED [= MEPs who decided to not vote in favour or against the Copyright Directive]
  • ABSTAINED – CORRECTED [= MEPs who intended to ‘ABSTAIN’ from voting – see above – but voted differently on 26 March]
  • NOT PRESENT [= MEPs who were not present for this vote]

Over 130 MEPs from across the EU pledged in advance to vote in favour of deleting Article 17 (ex Art. 13) and against the final text of the new EU Copyright Directive if Article 17 (ex Art. 13) would remain in it. Check who pledged and how they voted here:

Pledge2019.eu

If you want to check out a more in-depth overview of MEPs’ voting behaviour, covering all EU Member States, please see our spreadsheet in Excel format (with graphics) or in OpenDocument format (without graphics). The official voting records provided by the European Parliament can be found here, see pp. 50-51 for the procedural vote on the possibility to change the final text and pp. 52-53 for the final vote on the Copyright Directive.

Don’t forget to follow @FixIt_EU for updates on copyright & to follow @edri for more general updates on digital and fundamental rights issues.

How Your MEPs Voted on the EU Copyright Directive

PhotoNamePolitical GroupNational PartyVote on Possibility to
Change the Final Text
[= Opening the Vote on
Amendments to Delete
Art. 17 (ex Art. 13)]		Final Vote on
Copyright Directive
[= Vote on Text Including
Art. 17 (ex Art. 13)]		Links
John Stuart AgnewEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Tim AkerEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Lucy AndersonS&D
SF
AGAINST
FOR
Martina AndersonGUE/NGL
LAB
FOR
AGAINST
Jonathan ArnottEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Richard AshworthEPP
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Janice AtkinsonENF
Independent
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
David Campbell BannermanECR
CP
FOR
FOR
Amjad BashirECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Gerard BattenEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Catherine BearderALDE
LD
FOR
AGAINST
Louise BoursEFDD
UKIP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Paul BrannenS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Jonathan BullockEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
James CarverEFDD
Independent
FOR
AGAINST
Molly Scott CatoGreens/EFA
GRN
FOR
AGAINST
David CoburnEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Jane CollinsEFDD
UKIP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Richard CorbettS&D
LAB
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Daniel DaltonECR
CP
FOR
AGAINST
Seb DanceS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
William (The Earl Of) DartmouthEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Nirj DevaECR
CP
FOR
FOR
Diane DoddsNon-attached
DUP
FOR
AGAINST
Bill EtheridgeEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Jill EvansGreens/EFA
PC
FOR
AGAINST
Nigel FarageEFDD
UKIP
FOR - CORRECTED
AGAINST
Raymond FinchEFDD
UKIP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
John FlackECR
CP
FOR
AGAINST
Jacqueline FosterECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Ashley FoxECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Nathan GillEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Neena GillS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Julie GirlingEPP
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Theresa GriffinS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Daniel HannanECR
CP
FOR
AGAINST
Mary HoneyballS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Mike HookemEFDD
UKIP
FOR - CORRECTED
AGAINST
John HowarthS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Ian HudghtonGreens/EFA
SNP
FOR
AGAINST
Diane JamesNon-attached
Independent
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Syed KamallECR
CP
NOT PRESENT
AGAINST
Sajjad KarimECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Wajid KhanS&D
LAB
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Jude Kirton-DarlingS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Jean LambertGreens/EFA
GRN
FOR
AGAINST
David MartinS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Rupert MatthewsECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Alex MayerS&D
LAB
FOR
AGAINST
Linda McAvanS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Emma McClarkinECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Anthea McIntyreECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Baroness Nosheena MobarikECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Clare MoodyS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Claude MoraesS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
James NicholsonECR
UUP
AGAINST - CORRECTED
FOR
Paul NuttallEFDD
UKIP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Patrick O’FlynnEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Geoffrey van OrdenECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Rory PalmerS&D
LAB
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Margot ParkerEFDD
UKIP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
John ProcterECR
CP
NOT PRESENT
NOT PRESENT
Julia ReidEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Jill SeymourEFDD
UKIP
FOR
AGAINST
Siôn SimonS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Alyn SmithGreens/EFA
SNP
FOR
AGAINST
Kay SwinburneECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Charles TannockECR
CP
AGAINST
FOR
Keith TaylorGreens/EFA
GRN
FOR
AGAINST
Derek VaughanS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Julie WardS&D
LAB
AGAINST
FOR
Steven WoolfeNon-attached
Independent
FOR
AGAINST
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