← Votes·2022-05-18

Ordre du jour du mercredi - Demande du groupe ID

Vote ID 143521Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 ID”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (231 for, 244 against, 19 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

231

Against

244

Abstain

Margin of victory

13 votes

Turnout (cast)

494

Absent

211

Participation rate

70.1%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 13 votes. 211 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (211) was larger than the 13-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 50 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
S&Dhad 35 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
ECRhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
NIhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
PfEhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Renewhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Lefthad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Greens-EFAhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 13)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (38 absent)France (30 absent)Poland (20 absent)Italy (18 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 119Against 4Abstain 6Absent 50

S&D136 MEPs

For 10Against 90Abstain 1Absent 35

Renew101 MEPs

For 6Against 70Abstain 7Absent 18

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 3Absent 14

PfE67 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

ECR63 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 24

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 18

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy44
Poland27
Romania12
Hungary11
Bulgaria6

Most against

Germany33
Spain32
France30
Netherlands13
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 30Abstain 3Absent 30

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 33Abstain 2Absent 38

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 13Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 0Absent 20

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 32Abstain 1Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…