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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Vote ID 190332Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (497 for, 108 against, 46 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

497

Against

108

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 7Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 42Against 34Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 20Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 16Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France68
Spain46
Italy40
Poland25

Most against

Hungary9
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 68Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 20Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 25Abstain 2Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 5Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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