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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Vote ID 190310Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (312 for, 321 against, 16 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

312

Against

321

Abstain

Margin of victory

9 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 9 votes. 70 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (70) was larger than the 9-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 19 absent MEPs (margin was 9)
ECRhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 9)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 23Against 141Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 8Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Italy33
Netherlands18
Romania14
Belgium13

Most against

France37
Poland33
Spain27
Czech Republic18
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 37Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 43Abstain 5Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 33Abstain 1Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 13Against 33Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

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