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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’

Vote ID 182716Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (350 for, 217 against, 74 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

350

Against

217

Abstain

Margin of victory

133 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 65Against 68Abstain 30Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 3Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 15Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France39
Italy35
Spain24
Greece17

Most against

Poland22
Hungary9
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 12Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 36Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 25Abstain 15Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 29Abstain 9Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 22Abstain 5Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 20Abstain 9Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs