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

Vote ID 182765Source: 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 (408 for, 159 against, 65 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

408

Against

159

Abstain

Margin of victory

249 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

87.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 114Against 12Abstain 31Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 13Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 16Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain44
France40
Italy37
Poland23

Most against

Hungary9
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

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 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 2Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 15Abstain 3Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 29Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 21Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 4Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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