← Votes·2023-11-21

‘Children first – strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption’

Vote ID 161175Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “‘Children first – strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption’”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (402 for, 136 against, 73 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.

Result analysis

For

402

Against

136

Abstain

Margin of victory

266 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

Participation rate

87.0%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 72Against 56Abstain 30Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 110Against 3Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew100 MEPs

For 67Against 18Abstain 3Absent 12

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 10Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 21Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 5Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left36 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Poland43
Germany40
Italy38
Spain30

Most against

Netherlands16
Sweden12
Denmark8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 21Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 38Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 31Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 30Against 4Abstain 12Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

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