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

Vote ID 182759Source: 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 (381 for, 175 against, 86 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

381

Against

175

Abstain

Margin of victory

206 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 97Against 21Abstain 45Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 4Abstain 3Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 11Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 2Against 55Abstain 19Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France39
Italy36
Spain26
Poland24

Most against

Hungary11
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 34Abstain 3Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 16Abstain 7Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 12Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 21Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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