← Votes·2021-10-07

The state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA

Vote ID 136129Source: 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+3 / 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 state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (381 for, 253 against, 36 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

381

Against

253

Abstain

Margin of victory

128 votes

Turnout (cast)

670

Absent

Participation rate

95.2%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 31Against 116Abstain 20Absent 11

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 2Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 9Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 18Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Germany50
Spain41
Netherlands18
Romania18

Most against

Italy42
Poland34
Hungary13
Austria10
Lithuania5

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 23Abstain 3Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 50Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 1Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 14Against 34Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

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