← Votes·2024-12-18

Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

Vote ID 171280Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (480 for, 148 against, 20 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

480

Against

148

Abstain

Margin of victory

332 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 2Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 43Against 23Abstain 6Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 6Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 14Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Italy61
Spain42
Poland41
Romania27

Most against

France42
Hungary8

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 19Abstain 4Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs