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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176923Source: 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+3 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (255 for, 314 against, 15 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

255

Against

314

Abstain

Margin of victory

59 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

136

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 149Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 3Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 56Against 5Abstain 4Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Spain27
Belgium14
Sweden12
Portugal10

Most against

Poland42
Germany38
Italy35
Czech Republic14
Netherlands13

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 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 34Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 4Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 35Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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