← Votes·2022-05-02

Ordre du jour du mercredi - Demande du groupe The Left

Vote ID 142781Source: 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
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+0 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Ordre du jour du mercredi - Demande du groupe The Left”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (140 for, 154 against, 1 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

140

Against

154

Abstain

Margin of victory

14 votes

Turnout (cast)

295

Absent

410

Participation rate

41.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 14 votes. 410 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (410) was larger than the 14-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 112 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
S&Dhad 77 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
ECRhad 48 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
PfEhad 47 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
Renewhad 43 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
NIhad 36 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
Greens-EFAhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 14)
Lefthad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 14)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (53 absent)Spain (44 absent)Germany (40 absent)Poland (36 absent)France (34 absent)Romania (23 absent)Czech Republic (17 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 0Absent 112

S&D136 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 0Absent 77

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 0Absent 43

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

PfE67 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 47

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR63 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 48

NI44 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 36

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany30
France26
Italy12
Spain11
Portugal8

Most against

Netherlands13
Poland12
Romania9
Belgium6
Bulgaria6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 0Absent 34

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 26Abstain 0Absent 40

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 11Abstain 0Absent 53

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 11

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 36

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 23

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 44

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Individual MEP positions

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