← Votes·2025-05-22

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176915Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (252 for, 305 against, 19 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

252

Against

305

Abstain

Margin of victory

53 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

144

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 146Abstain 0Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 3Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 10Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Belgium14
Netherlands14
Sweden13
Portugal12

Most against

Poland40
Germany37
Italy35
Spain26
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 35Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 37Abstain 3Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 35Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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