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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176903Source: 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+10 / 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 “Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (266 for, 304 against, 22 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

266

Against

304

Abstain

Margin of victory

38 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 148Abstain 0Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 14Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 5Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
Spain27
Belgium13
Sweden13
Portugal12

Most against

Poland40
France38
Italy34
Hungary14
Netherlands13

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 38Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 34Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 22Abstain 5Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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