← Votes·2026-04-28

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Vote ID 190330Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (316 for, 298 against, 33 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

316

Against

298

Abstain

Margin of victory

18 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 18 votes. 72 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (72) was larger than the 18-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 18)

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 15Against 147Abstain 3Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 13Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 10Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France38
Netherlands18
Portugal16
Ireland13

Most against

Poland41
Italy34
Spain27
Czech Republic16
Austria11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 43Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

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 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 27Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

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