← Votes·2023-11-21

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

Vote ID 161177Source: 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
✓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+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 “‘Children first – strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption’”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (470 for, 91 against, 40 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

470

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

379 votes

Turnout (cast)

601

Absent

101

Participation rate

85.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 134Against 8Abstain 10Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 3Abstain 0Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 66Against 18Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR64 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 14Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 30Abstain 5Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 10Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left36 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy58
France49
Poland42
Spain42

Most against

Sweden12
Hungary10
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Denmark
Hungary
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 19Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 14Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 11Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain57 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

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