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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176904Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (192 for, 374 against, 20 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

192

Against

374

Abstain

Margin of victory

182 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 150Abstain 0Absent 33

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 1Abstain 5Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 11Against 52Abstain 2Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 12Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden10
Greece6
Slovakia6
Finland5

Most against

France48
Poland44
Germany42
Italy35
Spain28

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 48Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 35Abstain 2Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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