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

Vote ID 182757Source: 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+3 / 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’”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (354 for, 237 against, 54 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

354

Against

237

Abstain

Margin of victory

117 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 68Against 74Abstain 22Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 1Abstain 3Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 15Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France38
Italy33
Poland23
Netherlands21

Most against

Spain28
Hungary10
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 10Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 33Abstain 7Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 4Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 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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