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

Vote ID 182756Source: 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 (400 for, 181 against, 60 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

400

Against

181

Abstain

Margin of victory

219 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 117Against 37Abstain 10Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 5Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 34Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France40
Italy36
Poland25
Netherlands22

Most against

Spain26
Hungary10
Slovakia7
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 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 40Against 7Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 16Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 34Abstain 3Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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