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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176917Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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 (198 for, 359 against, 33 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

198

Against

359

Abstain

Margin of victory

161 votes

Turnout (cast)

590

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 151Abstain 1Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 50Abstain 10Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 16Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden10
Belgium9
Hungary9
Greece6
Malta2

Most against

France47
Germany45
Poland42
Italy29
Spain27

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 47Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 45Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 6Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 6Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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