← Votes·2021-11-11

The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland

Vote ID 137063Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (319 for, 214 against, 24 abstentions).

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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

319

Against

214

Abstain

Margin of victory

105 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 17Against 107Abstain 13Absent 42

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 1Absent 28

Renew101 MEPs

For 83Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 5Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 2Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Germany42
Spain33
Romania15
Netherlands14

Most against

Italy36
Poland21
Hungary10
Austria8
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 19Abstain 5Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 29Abstain 1Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 36Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 17Against 21Abstain 4Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 7Abstain 2Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

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