← Votes·2021-09-13

LGBTIQ rights in the EU

Vote ID 135214Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “LGBTIQ rights in the EU”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (387 for, 161 against, 123 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

387

Against

161

Abstain

123

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

95.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 54Against 19Abstain 99Absent 7

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 7Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 3Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 9Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 19Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
France51
Spain41
Belgium18
Netherlands18

Most against

Italy33
Poland26
Romania18
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 23Abstain 4Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 11Abstain 29Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 33Abstain 7Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 12Against 26Abstain 10Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 4Abstain 13Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs