← Votes·2024-11-28

Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments

Vote ID 170867Source: 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
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (268 for, 270 against, 35 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

268

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

2 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

150

Participation rate

79.3%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 2 votes. 150 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (150) was larger than the 2-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 51 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
S&Dhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
ECRhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Renewhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
PfEhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Lefthad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
NIhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Greens-EFAhad 3 absent MEPs (margin was 2)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (19 absent)Greece (14 absent)Hungary (14 absent)Romania (14 absent)Germany (13 absent)Spain (10 absent)Ireland (8 absent)Austria (6 absent)France (6 absent)Bulgaria (5 absent)Cyprus (5 absent)Netherlands (5 absent)Belgium (4 absent)Denmark (3 absent)Finland (3 absent)Latvia (3 absent)Luxembourg (3 absent)Poland (3 absent)Slovenia (3 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

EPP188 MEPs

For 129Against 7Abstain 1Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 2Absent 24

PfE81 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 28Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 1Absent 11

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland46
Czech Republic17
Romania13
Slovakia8

Most against

France37
Italy31
Spain26
Sweden18
Netherlands16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 28Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 36Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 31Abstain 1Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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