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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Vote ID 189914Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (447 for, 160 against, 43 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

447

Against

160

Abstain

Margin of victory

287 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 146Against 6Abstain 11Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 13Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 60Abstain 10Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 7Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain45
France41
Italy40
Poland24

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 12Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 15Abstain 3Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 21Abstain 6Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

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