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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176906Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (264 for, 252 against, 76 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

264

Against

252

Abstain

Margin of victory

12 votes

Turnout (cast)

592

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.2%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 12 votes. 128 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (128) was larger than the 12-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 36 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
PfEhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 12)
Renewhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 12)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (18 absent)Italy (15 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

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 145Abstain 2Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 57Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 7Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany38
France36
Italy26
Spain26
Sweden13

Most against

Poland27
Czech Republic12
Austria11
Romania10
Bulgaria9

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 36Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 3Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 13Abstain 22Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 4Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 27Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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