← Votes·2023-02-01

Ordre du jour de mercredi - Demande du groupe PPE (Transparence)

Vote ID 152426Source: 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 de mercredi - Demande du groupe PPE (Transparence)”. EPP, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (200 for, 213 against, 6 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

200

Against

213

Abstain

Margin of victory

13 votes

Turnout (cast)

419

Absent

286

Participation rate

59.4%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 13 votes. 286 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (286) was larger than the 13-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 80 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
S&Dhad 52 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Renewhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
ECRhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
NIhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
PfEhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Greens-EFAhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 13)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (39 absent)Italy (36 absent)France (29 absent)Poland (20 absent)Romania (14 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 97Against 2Abstain 0Absent 80

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 79Abstain 1Absent 52

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 55Abstain 0Absent 42

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 2Absent 18

PfE65 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

ECR64 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

The Left37 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 25

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26
Italy25
Romania10
Czech Republic9
Greece8

Most against

Germany34
Spain32
France29
Netherlands13
Portugal8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 29Abstain 0Absent 29

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 34Abstain 2Absent 39

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 14Abstain 1Absent 36

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 1Absent 20

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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