← Votes·2024-01-18

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

Vote ID 163701Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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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

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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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (252 for, 235 against, 26 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

252

Against

235

Abstain

Margin of victory

17 votes

Turnout (cast)

513

Absent

192

Participation rate

72.8%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 17 votes. 192 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (192) was larger than the 17-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 60 absent MEPs (margin was 17)
S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 17)
Renewhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 17)
ECRhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 17)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (31 absent)Italy (31 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 114Against 5Abstain 0Absent 60

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 94Abstain 0Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 23Against 57Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 12Against 41Abstain 5Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 15Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 11Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 1Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
Germany39
Italy32
Czech Republic13
Netherlands12

Most against

France37
Spain32
Portugal14
Ireland13
Denmark9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Netherlands
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 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 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 17Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 21Abstain 5Absent 31

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 13Abstain 0Absent 31

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 32Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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