← Votes·2020-11-26

Resolution on the de facto ban on the right to abortion in Poland

Vote ID 125483Source: 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+0 / 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+10 / 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 “Resolution on the de facto ban on the right to abortion in Poland”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (455 for, 145 against, 71 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

455

Against

145

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

95.2%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 99Against 35Abstain 35Absent 11

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 17Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 10Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 11Abstain 4Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
France54
Spain41
Italy32
Romania26

Most against

Poland26
Malta2

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 12Abstain 8Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 31Abstain 11Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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