← Votes·2019-11-28

The EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence

Enlargement65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "accession"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Gender Equality65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "gender-based violence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 110586Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Enlargement
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (465 for, 90 against, 43 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

465

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

375 votes

Turnout (cast)

598

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 127Against 9Abstain 13Absent 24

S&D132 MEPs

For 112Against 3Abstain 2Absent 15

Renew96 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 13Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 5Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI43 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 10Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Italy57
France48
Spain46
Romania26

Most against

Poland25
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 48Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 12Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 57Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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