← Votes·2022-05-03

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

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title/description contains "european parliament"

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Vote ID 142356Source: 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
✓Institutional decision
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+8 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (331 for, 257 against, 52 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

331

Against

257

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 66Against 82Abstain 11Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 99Against 18Abstain 9Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 67Against 8Abstain 19Absent 7

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 54Abstain 0Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 19Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain45
France44
Italy38
Belgium12

Most against

Poland35
Sweden17
Romania15
Hungary12
Netherlands12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 8Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 24Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 12Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 35Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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