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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176919Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (190 for, 379 against, 12 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

190

Against

379

Abstain

Margin of victory

189 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 139Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 4Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 7Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Italy29
Poland25
Czech Republic12
Hungary10

Most against

Germany61
Spain44
Netherlands18
Portugal18
Sweden17

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 25Abstain 7Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 2Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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