← Votes·2023-05-08

Ordre du jour de mercredi - Demande du groupe The Left

Vote ID 155097Source: 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+6 / 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 The Left”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (188 for, 167 against, 4 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

188

Against

167

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

359

Absent

346

Participation rate

50.9%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 346 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (346) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 92 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 59 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
Renewhad 44 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
PfEhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
ECRhad 37 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
NIhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (43 absent)Italy (43 absent)Spain (38 absent)France (36 absent)Poland (24 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 83Abstain 1Absent 92

S&D136 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 59

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 52Abstain 1Absent 44

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 2Absent 37

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 0Absent 42

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 31

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany28
France26
Italy25
Spain12
Portugal11

Most against

Poland21
Romania15
Netherlands13
Hungary7
Lithuania4

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 14

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 0Absent 36

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 0Absent 43

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 0Absent 43

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 1Absent 24

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 38

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

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