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

Vote ID 182766Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 (348 for, 227 against, 61 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

348

Against

227

Abstain

Margin of victory

121 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 68Against 54Abstain 38Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 4Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 8Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany40
France38
Italy35
Spain25
Netherlands21

Most against

Poland23
Hungary10
Slovenia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 9Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 34Abstain 4Absent 3

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 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 23Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 7Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 7Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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