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

Vote ID 182761Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (385 for, 144 against, 104 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

385

Against

144

Abstain

104

Margin of victory

241 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 91Against 23Abstain 43Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 3Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 13Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 5Against 28Abstain 43Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France42
Italy39
Spain25
Poland22

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Italy
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 11Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 27Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 18Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 29Abstain 6Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 20Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 4Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 7Abstain 20Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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