← Votes·2026-07-09

The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "pakistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Foreign Affairs →

Vote ID 195774Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (480 for, 77 against, 32 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

480

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

403 votes

Turnout (cast)

589

Absent

Participation rate

95.3%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 140Against 7Abstain 7Absent 13

S&D111 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew69 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR67 MEPs

For 12Against 49Abstain 5Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 6Absent 8

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left36 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 6Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 8Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France61
Spain50
Italy37
Netherlands27

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France69 MEPs

For 61Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 65Against 14Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece15 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 37Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 26Against 18Abstain 4Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania27 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…