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Member

Özlem DEMIREL

The Left · Germany

Group
The Left
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
83.1 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
86.3 %ⓘ of 511 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 86.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
DIE LINKE.
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
29 of 429 votesⓘ
Committees
AFET, EMPL (substitute), LIBE (substitute), SEDE
Member id
197468
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Record

The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.

Roll-call participation ⓘ

83.1 %

515 of 620 final votes while in office

The Left median: 86.9 % (−3.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

86.3 %

441 of 511 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 86.6 % (−0.3 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

6.8 %

29 of 429 votes where their group had a clear line

6 opposite (for ↔ against), 15 abstained against the line, 8 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

14.4 %

74 of 515 votes cast

Participation 83.1 % — The Left median 86.9 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Özlem DEMIREL83.1 %
The Left median86.9 %
Lowest in the group37.7 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members47
With majority line 86.3 % — The Left median 86.6 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Özlem DEMIREL86.3 %
The Left median86.6 %
Lowest in the group64.5 %
Highest in the group91.8 %
Members47
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of The Left; no ranks.
  • “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
  • A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.

Votes, 5 928

Export

Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 434 for, 49 against, 168 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 12 72 for, 522 against, 51 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Final vote on the draft Council decisionConsent given 473 for, 114 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil Final vote on the draft Council decisionConsent given 606 for, 5 against, 19 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Final votePassed 431 for, 145 against, 76 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 395 to recital 19 187 for, 442 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendments 409 + 417 (voted as one) to Annex VII, Part C, point 16 208 for, 431 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 371 to Annex VII, Part C, point 13 530 for, 112 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendments 408 + 416 (voted as one) to Annex VII, Part C, point 6 204 for, 438 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 407 to Annex VII, Part C, point 4 137 for, 447 against, 61 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 318 to Article 55, après le paragraph 2 512 for, 120 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 390 to Article 55, après le paragraph 2 105 for, 538 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 389 to Article 38, paragraph 3, après le point b 96 for, 549 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 388 to Article 18, paragraph 1 124 for, 515 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 387 to Article 7, après le paragraph 4 207 for, 431 against, 10 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 137 to Article 6, paragraph 3, alinéa 1 — part 2 451 for, 182 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 137 to Article 6, paragraph 3, alinéa 1 — part 1 461 for, 185 against, 5 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 394 to Article 6, paragraph 1, après l'alinéa 2 142 for, 496 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 403 to Article 6, paragraph 1, alinéa 2 192 for, 442 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 130 to Article 6, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 444 for, 189 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 402 to Article 6, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 194 for, 434 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 393 to Article 6, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 120 for, 529 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 150 to Article 6 — part 2 438 for, 196 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 150 to Article 6 — part 1 452 for, 195 against, 2 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 134 to Article 6 473 for, 154 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 133 to Article 6 — part 2 512 for, 122 against, 15 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 133 to Article 6 — part 1 505 for, 126 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 401 to Article 6 131 for, 447 against, 72 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 392 to Article 4, après le paragraph 1 138 for, 504 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 391 to Article 4, paragraph 1, après le point b 138 for, 508 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendments 399 + 412 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1, point 15 168 for, 445 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 398 to Article 3, paragraph 1, après le point 9 199 for, 437 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 397 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point 9 158 for, 471 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
9 Sept 2025Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Amendment 396 to Article 2, paragraph 6, partie introductive 197 for, 418 against, 30 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Sept 2025Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE Group Ordre du jour de mercredi — Demande du groupe PPE 384 for, 10 against, 51 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 523 for, 75 against, 14 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 1 to paragraph 14 157 for, 428 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 13 95 for, 420 against, 119 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Paragraph 13 — part 2 483 for, 84 against, 67 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 7 to paragraph 13 80 for, 407 against, 151 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 12 79 for, 531 against, 18 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 5 to paragraph 10 47 for, 560 against, 27 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 4 to paragraph 8 88 for, 520 against, 22 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 63 for, 552 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 123 for, 390 against, 110 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 494 for, 83 against, 71 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Amendment 2, adding text after recital S 217 for, 409 against, 23 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Amendment 1, adding text after citation 2 226 for, 409 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Paragraph 34 — part 2 566 for, 60 against, 23 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
10 Jul 2025Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Paragraph 32 — part 1 588 for, 56 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against

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Roll-call participation

One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.

No vote recorded on 12 of 80 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table

Voting neighbours

Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within The Left

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Martin GÜNTHER The LeftGermany98 % of 2 483 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain95 % of 4 608 shared87 %
Rudi KENNES The LeftBelgium95 % of 4 954 shared87 %
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ The LeftSpain95 % of 3 037 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany94 % of 4 606 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal94 % of 4 072 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain94 % of 4 327 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly93 % of 4 138 shared87 %
Luke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftIreland93 % of 3 874 shared87 %
Giorgos GEORGIOU The LeftCyprus93 % of 4 103 shared87 %

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Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain85 % of 3 943 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain83 % of 4 628 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly82 % of 4 777 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly82 % of 4 186 shared77 %
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ GreensSpain81 % of 3 884 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance81 % of 4 818 shared77 %
Leoluca ORLANDO GreensItaly81 % of 4 303 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance81 % of 4 353 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium81 % of 4 685 shared77 %
Ignazio Roberto MARINO GreensItaly80 % of 3 636 shared77 %

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Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
BodyRoleFromTo
Committee on Foreign AffairsAFET CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE CommitteeMember23 Jan 2025now
Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-TR Joint parliamentary committeeMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on Children’s RightsIG10-06 Intergroup / working groupMember19 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on Trade UnionsIG10-24 Intergroup / working groupMember31 Jan 2025now
Subcommittee on Security and DefenceSEDE SubcommitteeMember19 Jul 202419 Jan 2025
Delegation for relations with IranD-IR DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 202423 Sept 2025

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sectionsShadow rapporteur for an opinionSEDE16 Jul 2026
A compass for Global Gateway in a world of crises - further guidance for core instruments, flagship projects and the Team Europe approachShadow rapporteurAFET24 Jun 2026
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026Shadow rapporteurSEDE24 Jun 2026
The 28th regime corporate legal framework – 'EU Inc.'Shadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL5 Jun 2026
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale upShadow rapporteurSEDE5 Jun 2026
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026Shadow rapporteurSEDE19 May 2026
No dossier namedShadow rapporteurAFET5 Mar 2026
Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the UnionShadow rapporteurSEDE27 Feb 2026
Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153Shadow rapporteur for an opinionSEDE27 Feb 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria - EGF/2025/005 AT/KTMShadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL13 Feb 2026

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Topics they work on (model-assigned)

Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.

In the chamber

Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.

64 contributions recorded; 17 on behalf of their group; 88 minutes of speaking time.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 2026Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
16 Jun 2026The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
20 May 2026Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
19 May 2026Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
28 Apr 2026Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
28 Apr 2026Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
25 Mar 2026Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 146

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
DateTitleKindAnswer
10 Sept 2026Use of SAFE Regulation loans to procure cluster munitions and anti-personnel mines E-10-2026-003606Written questionwith 3 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Transmission of information on the 11 May 2026 incident to Frontex Situation Centre teams and national contact points E-10-2026-003392Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Classification of the maritime emergency observed by Frontex on 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003390Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Involvement of Libyan authorities in communication on the maritime emergency of 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003389Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Frontex’s aerial observation of the maritime emergency on 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003391Written questionNot yet answered
24 Aug 2026Is Seahorse Advanced replacing the SIVE network on West Africa’s Atlantic coast? E-10-2026-003316Written questionNot yet answered
30 Jul 2026Latvia as an alleged target of ‘hybrid warfare’ waged using migration E-10-2026-003175Written question22 Sept 2026
30 Jul 2026Delays caused by the entry/exit system in summer 2026 E-10-2026-003176Written question11 Sept 2026
30 Jul 2026Deportations to Afghanistan and the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist organisation E-10-2026-003178Written questionNot yet answered

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Amendments tabled in committee, 56

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

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Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

National delegation

  • Delegation Germany National delegation

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version
data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
Retrieved
2 October 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Özlem DEMIREL”. Member record. memberId 197468. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=77&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 2 October 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197468. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197468?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-member-197468,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Özlem DEMIREL}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=77&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=77&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-10-02},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197468. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197468. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 7669c786bb14 (1 Oct 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}