← Votes·2024-01-18

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation

Vote ID 163700Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 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 “Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (229 for, 250 against, 28 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

229

Against

250

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

507

Absent

198

Participation rate

71.9%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 198 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (198) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 59 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 43 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
Renewhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (33 absent)Italy (30 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 109Against 11Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 90Abstain 2Absent 43

Renew100 MEPs

For 16Against 59Abstain 3Absent 22

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 13Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 6Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
Germany32
Italy24
Czech Republic11
Hungary9

Most against

France36
Spain33
Portugal15
Ireland13
Netherlands12

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 27Against 36Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 19Abstain 12Absent 33

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 0Absent 30

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 3Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 33Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…