← Votes·2025-05-22

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176924Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (298 for, 273 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

298

Against

273

Abstain

Margin of victory

25 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 25 votes. 134 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (134) was larger than the 25-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 25)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 25)

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 132Against 5Abstain 7Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
France36
Italy34
Spain27
Romania15

Most against

Germany44
Belgium15
Netherlands14
Sweden13
Portugal11

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 35Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 44Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 26Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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