← Votes·2026-02-12

World Cancer Day

Vote ID 185233Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “World Cancer Day”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (215 for, 282 against, 35 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

215

Against

282

Abstain

Margin of victory

67 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

187

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 108Abstain 12Absent 55

S&D135 MEPs

For 83Against 8Abstain 3Absent 41

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 3Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 41Against 11Abstain 3Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 6Absent 13

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands16
Denmark14
Belgium10
Ireland10
Sweden10

Most against

Germany36
Poland36
France33
Spain31
Italy29

Divided delegations

Austria
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 21Against 33Abstain 1Absent 26

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 1Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 29Abstain 6Absent 27

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 36Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 4Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 4Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 18Against 31Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…