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

Vote ID 182755Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (435 for, 105 against, 102 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

435

Against

105

Abstain

102

Margin of victory

330 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 114Against 17Abstain 29Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 51Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 32Against 34Abstain 10Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany61
Italy38
Spain31
Netherlands25

Most against

Hungary10
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 6Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 15Abstain 9Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 28Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 18Abstain 6Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 3Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 16Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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