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

Vote ID 182717Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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’”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (364 for, 207 against, 64 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

364

Against

207

Abstain

Margin of victory

157 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 73Against 52Abstain 35Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 14Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 9Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France40
Italy38
Spain25
Poland22

Most against

Hungary9
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 35Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 31Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 28Abstain 6Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 18Abstain 9Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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