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Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER

Renew · Austria

Group
Renew
Country
Austria
Roll-call participation
84.5 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
94.8 %ⓘ of 520 votes where the group had a line · Renew median 93.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
NEOS NEOS – Das Neue Österreich
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
14 of 483 votesⓘ
Committees
AFCO (substitute), AFET
Member id
256841
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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 ⓘ

84.5 %

524 of 620 final votes while in office

Renew median: 91.5 % (−7.0 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

94.8 %

493 of 520 votes where their group had a line

Renew median: 93.6 % (+1.2 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

2.9 %

14 of 483 votes where their group had a clear line

9 opposite (for ↔ against), 5 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

2.1 %

11 of 524 votes cast

Participation 84.5 % — Renew median 91.5 %, 76 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 76 members of the Renew with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER84.5 %
Renew median91.5 %
Lowest in the group64.4 %
Highest in the group99.7 %
Members76
With majority line 94.8 % — Renew median 93.6 %, 76 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 76 members of the Renew with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER94.8 %
Renew median93.6 %
Lowest in the group79.8 %
Highest in the group97.6 %
Members76
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of Renew; 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, 620

Export

Every final 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.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Discharge decision adopted 454 for, 161 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: Agencies Discharge decision adopted 475 for, 107 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings Discharge decision adopted 525 for, 104 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium Passed 586 for, 48 against, 16 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 Objection passed 412 for, 145 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 Adopted 328 for, 199 against, 98 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report Adopted 387 for, 191 against, 46 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Adopted 416 for, 190 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Generalised scheme of tariff preferences Passed 459 for, 127 against, 70 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Passed 558 for, 35 against, 52 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Amendments to Biocidal Products Regulation as regards the extension of certain data protection periods Passed 591 for, 54 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement Passed 566 for, 67 against, 26 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 Interim report adopted 370 for, 201 against, 84 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Adopted 389 for, 191 against, 75 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135) Adopted 657 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 Adopted 377 for, 254 against, 31 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU Adopted 447 for, 160 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Rejected 231 for, 389 against, 33 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
28 Apr 2026The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture Adopted 430 for, 107 against, 115 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments Adopted 527 for, 85 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth Adopted 439 for, 42 against, 129 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
28 Apr 2026Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Adopted 422 for, 202 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) Negotiating mandate approved 389 for, 206 against, 32 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Combating corruption Passed 581 for, 21 against, 42 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Failed 228 for, 311 against, 92 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America Passed 417 for, 154 against, 71 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods Passed 437 for, 144 against, 60 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) Passed 569 for, 45 against, 23 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships Consent given 605 for, 3 against, 9 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV Consent given 603 for, 3 against, 33 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Consent given 618 for, 6 against, 5 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM - Austria Passed 584 for, 39 against, 13 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa - Belgium Passed 575 for, 48 against, 10 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
26 Mar 2026Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential Objection failed 208 for, 414 against, 10 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation Adopted 371 for, 146 against, 80 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029 Passed 473 for, 81 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects Passed 537 for, 2 against, 24 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine Adopted 479 for, 17 against, 43 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger Adopted 524 for, 2 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime Adopted 438 for, 37 against, 81 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2026Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 Rejected 233 for, 250 against, 76 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
11 Mar 2026Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Passed 458 for, 103 against, 63 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
11 Mar 2026Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Consent given 455 for, 101 against, 74 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism Consent given 586 for, 21 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium Passed 562 for, 53 against, 19 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission Adopted 446 for, 100 against, 72 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors Adopted 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 Adopted 392 for, 219 against, 18 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 Adopted 404 for, 208 against, 20 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
11 Mar 2026EU enlargement strategy Adopted 385 for, 147 against, 98 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For

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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 13 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 Renew

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
Anna STÜRGKH RenewAustria99 % of 3 544 shared92 %
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON RenewFinland96 % of 4 439 shared92 %
Dan BARNA RenewRomania96 % of 4 338 shared92 %
Dainius ŽALIMAS RenewLithuania96 % of 4 695 shared92 %
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewNetherlands96 % of 4 906 shared92 %
Stine BOSSE RenewDenmark95 % of 4 871 shared92 %
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewNetherlands95 % of 4 971 shared92 %
Michał KOBOSKO RenewPoland95 % of 4 563 shared92 %
Elsi KATAINEN RenewFinland95 % of 4 959 shared92 %
Marjan ŠAREC RenewSlovenia95 % of 4 485 shared92 %

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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
Dan NICA S&DRomania90 % of 3 063 shared86 %
Birgit SIPPEL S&DGermany89 % of 4 022 shared86 %
Sven MIKSER S&DEstonia88 % of 4 896 shared86 %
Tiemo WÖLKEN S&DGermany88 % of 3 780 shared86 %
Isilda GOMES S&DPortugal88 % of 4 371 shared86 %
Tobias CREMER S&DGermany88 % of 4 585 shared86 %
Delara BURKHARDT S&DGermany88 % of 3 882 shared86 %
Carla TAVARES S&DPortugal88 % of 4 552 shared86 %
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ S&DSpain88 % of 4 647 shared86 %
René REPASI S&DGermany88 % of 4 722 shared86 %

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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 Constitutional AffairsAFCO CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Foreign AffairsAFET CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldEUDS Special committeeMember23 Jan 2025now
Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-AL Joint parliamentary committeeMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeD-RS Joint parliamentary committeeMember6 Oct 2025now
Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association CommitteeD-UA DelegationVice-chair10 Jul 2025now
Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary CommitteeDSEE DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary AssemblyDEPA Parliamentary assemblyMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working groupMember27 Feb 2025now
Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association CommitteeD-UA DelegationMember19 Sept 20249 Jul 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
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for a review of the EU's Black Sea strategyRapporteurAFET17 Sept 2026
A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the MediterraneanShadow rapporteurAFET27 Apr 2026
Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integrationShadow rapporteurAFCO12 Feb 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationEUDS5 Feb 2026
Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the regionShadow rapporteurAFET5 Feb 2026
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldShadow rapporteurEUDS26 Jan 2026
Full member of the delegationOfficial delegationD-RS15 Jan 2026
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldShadow rapporteurEUDS15 Jan 2026
Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic valuesShadow rapporteurAFET16 Dec 2025
Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU legal frameworkShadow rapporteurAFCO6 Oct 2025
No dossier namedOfficial delegationAFET1 Aug 2025
No dossier namedOfficial delegationAFCO10 Jun 2025
No dossier namedShadow rapporteurEUDS10 Mar 2025
Shadow rapporteur for Renew for Algeria in AFETRapporteurAFET13 Feb 2025
Shadow rapporteur for Serbia (Renew)Shadow rapporteurAFET28 Nov 2024
Appointment as AFET standing shadow rapporteur for Bosnia and Herzegovina (for Renew)Shadow rapporteurAFET26 Nov 2024
Helmut Brandstätter is standing rapporteur for Belarus.RapporteurAFET14 Nov 2024
No dossier namedDelegation vice-chairD-UA25 Sept 2024

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.

110 contributions recorded; 23 on behalf of their group; 135 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
16 Sept 2026State of the Union (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Funeral for war criminal Ratko Mladić and glorification of war crimes in Serbia (debate) on behalf of RenewSpeech · 1 minRead
15 Sept 2026Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate) on behalf of RenewSpeech · 2 minRead
8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Serbia (A10-0163/2026 - Tonino Picula) (vote) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Serbia (debate) on behalf of RenewSpeech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) SpeechRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) SpeechRead
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
7 Jul 2026Presentation of the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
6 Jul 2026One-minute speeches on matters of political importance Speech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 64

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
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya B-10-2026-0416Motion for a resolutionwith 17 co-authors—
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung B-10-2026-0399Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro B-10-2026-0403Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
1 Jul 2026PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 B-10-2026-0338Motion for a resolutionwith 246 co-authors—
16 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich B-10-2026-0326Motion for a resolutionwith 18 co-authors—
9 Jun 2026Sovereignty of European payment system Wero P-10-2026-002371Priority written questionwith 9 co-authors18 Sept 2026
18 May 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran B-10-2026-0262Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors—
27 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On Shortcomings and deficiencies of the 'Amnesty Law' in Venezuela B-10-2026-0221Motion for a resolutionwith 14 co-authors—
27 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti B-10-2026-0220Motion for a resolutionwith 16 co-authors—
27 Apr 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities B-10-2026-0223Motion for a resolutionwith 18 co-authors—

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Amendments tabled in committee, 26

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

Show all 26 amendment documents

Connections

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

Political group

  • Group Renew Europe Renew · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism

National delegation

  • Delegation Austria 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 f37e5638cded (25 Sept 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
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER”. Member record. memberId 256841. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256841?page=4&roles=all&scope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256841. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256841?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 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-256841,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256841?page=4&roles=all&scope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256841?page=4&roles=all&scope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 256841. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256841. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 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}
}