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

Vote ID 182731Source: 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+10 / 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 138 against, 63 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

434

Against

138

Abstain

Margin of victory

296 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 110Against 20Abstain 30Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 60Abstain 11Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 14Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France70
Germany64
Italy38
Spain30
Poland26

Most against

Hungary10
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 70Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 15Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 28Abstain 6Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 8Abstain 15Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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