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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Vote ID 176935Source: 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
✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 (233 for, 303 against, 46 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

233

Against

303

Abstain

Margin of victory

70 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 145Abstain 0Absent 36

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 3Abstain 2Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 2Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 25Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 41Against 20Abstain 3Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 12Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France33
Belgium12
Sweden10
Ireland7
Finland6

Most against

Germany43
Poland42
Italy34
Spain27
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 10Abstain 27Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 34Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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