← Votes·2023-10-02

Ordre du jour de mardi - Demande du groupe The Left

Vote ID 158748Source: 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 mardi - Demande du groupe The Left”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (186 for, 165 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

186

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

357

Absent

348

Participation rate

50.6%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 348 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (348) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 102 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 62 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
Renewhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
ECRhad 37 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
PfEhad 32 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
NIhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
Greens-EFAhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (43 absent)Spain (42 absent)Italy (35 absent)Poland (31 absent)France (28 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 5Against 72Abstain 0Absent 102

S&D136 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 62

Renew100 MEPs

For 4Against 51Abstain 3Absent 42

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE64 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 3Absent 32

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 37

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 31

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France33
Italy29
Germany28
Portugal13
Spain10

Most against

Netherlands14
Poland14
Romania13
Czech Republic7
Hungary6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 9

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 18Abstain 0Absent 28

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 1Absent 43

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 12Abstain 0Absent 35

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 31

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 42

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

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