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

Vote ID 182762Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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’”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (320 for, 269 against, 39 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

320

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

51 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 138Against 5Abstain 23Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 110Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 4Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France40
Italy38
Poland28
Spain28

Most against

Netherlands16
Belgium13
Sweden12
Denmark10
Finland10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 10Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 38Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 4Abstain 16Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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