← Votes·2024-11-28

Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments

Vote ID 170727Source: 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
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments”. EPP, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (241 for, 297 against, 25 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

241

Against

297

Abstain

Margin of victory

56 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 114Against 15Abstain 7Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 1Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 54Against 5Abstain 5Absent 18

PfE81 MEPs

For 56Against 6Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 8Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Poland29
Czech Republic11
Romania11
Portugal9

Most against

Germany52
Italy30
Spain26
Netherlands20
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 34Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 52Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 18Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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