← Votes·2022-03-09

Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative

Vote ID 140792Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. EPP and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (417 for, 40 against, 237 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

417

Against

Abstain

237

Margin of victory

377 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 158Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 34Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 34Abstain 25Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 13Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy57
Germany55
France48
Spain42
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland27

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 31Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 39Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 18Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 9Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 27Abstain 14Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 14Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 16Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

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