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

Vote ID 182749Source: 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 (438 for, 170 against, 32 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

438

Against

170

Abstain

Margin of victory

268 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 142Against 12Abstain 6Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 4Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 8Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain46
France39
Italy37
Netherlands25

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 35Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 15Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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