← Votes·2024-04-25

The proposed repeal of the law banning female genital mutilation in The Gambia

Vote ID 169197Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “The proposed repeal of the law banning female genital mutilation in The Gambia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (535 for, 1 against, 1 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

535

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

534 votes

Turnout (cast)

537

Absent

168

Participation rate

76.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 0Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 36

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
France68
Spain53
Poland42
Italy41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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