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

Vote ID 182732Source: 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
✓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+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 “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 (393 for, 194 against, 47 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

393

Against

194

Abstain

Margin of victory

199 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 81Against 51Abstain 27Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 7Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 28Against 43Abstain 5Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France64
Germany57
Poland24
Netherlands21
Greece17

Most against

Italy35
Spain28
Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 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 64Against 7Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 20Abstain 6Absent 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 34Against 35Abstain 4Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 6Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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