← Votes·2025-12-17

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

Vote ID 182764Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 (349 for, 225 against, 59 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

349

Against

225

Abstain

Margin of victory

124 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 68Against 51Abstain 39Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 5Abstain 2Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 65Abstain 6Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 60Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Italy37
Spain24
Netherlands17
Greece16

Most against

Germany38
Poland24
Hungary10
Austria9
Malta2

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 29Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 5Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 4Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 4Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 11Abstain 17Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…