← Votes·2019-11-14

The criminalisation of sexual education in Poland

Education64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "education"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 109895Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The criminalisation of sexual education in Poland”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (438 for, 127 against, 44 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

438

Against

127

Abstain

Margin of victory

311 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 116Against 15Abstain 23Absent 19

S&D132 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 12Absent 3

NI43 MEPs

For 19Against 15Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain43
France39
Italy35
Romania22

Most against

Poland23
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 39Against 20Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 11Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 35Against 29Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania32 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain54 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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