VoteWatch Europe dataset

Abstract

VoteWatch Europe provides roll-call data and voting information for the European Parliament and the EU Council from 2004 to 2022. The VoteWatch project was founded by Simon Hix, Doru Frantescu and Sara Hagemann, and uses roll-call data collection and analysis techniques developed by Prof. Hix and Prof. Abdul Noury. Two types of data are available: 1) The votes by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in all roll-call (recorded) votes between July 2004 and June 2022, as well as information about each of these votes; and 2) The votes cast by the member state governments of the EU when voting in the Council of Ministers of the EU (or 'EU Council'), between July 2009 and February 2022. Users of VoteWatch Europe data should cite: 'Simon Hix, Doru Frantescu and Sara Hagemann (2022) VoteWatch Europe European Parliament and EU Council Voting Data, September 2022.'