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Composition of the European Parliament

2021/2229(INL)·9th term·AFCO·INL - Legislative initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: European Parliament

Rapporteurs (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): VINCZE Loránt (EPP), GOZI Sandro (Renew)

Summary

This dossier concerns the composition of the European Parliament. The amendments address the allocation of seats for the 2024-2029 term, the principle of degressive proportionality under Article 14(2) TEU, a proposed Union-wide constituency with reserved additional seats, transnational lists, a permanent mathematical calculation mechanism using Eurostat statistics, gender equality and zipped candidate lists, and arrangements relating to Northern Ireland.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
24 Mar 2023
Plenary vote — Passed
15 Jun 2023 · On the proposed decision
Plenary vote — Passed
15 Jun 2023 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Procedure completed

61

Amendments

distinct, in window

36

Members

tabled at least one

1

Committee(s)

24 Mar 2023

Dates

Plenary votes

25 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group			Shift
EPP	For53%	For68%	consistent
S&D	For81%	For82%	consistent
Renew	For79%	For69%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For95%	For93%	consistent
ECR	Against98%	Against98%	consistent
The Left	For55%	Against45%	For → Against
ID	Against100%	Against66%	consistent
Non-attached	Against60%	For46%	Against → For

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 22 earlier votes
1. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 11 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 1
  Official label: Article 1, après le § 1 - Am 11 · what was voted ↗
  36 for499 against13 abstentions157 did not vote
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2. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 12 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 12 · what was voted ↗
  34 for504 against14 abstentions153 did not vote
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3. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 7 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 7 · what was voted ↗
  67 for468 against17 abstentions153 did not vote
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4. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 5 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
  144 for381 against23 abstentions157 did not vote
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5. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 8 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 8 · what was voted ↗
  147 for361 against42 abstentions155 did not vote
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6. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 6 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 6 · what was voted ↗
  130 for394 against29 abstentions152 did not vote
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7. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 1 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 1=13= · what was voted ↗
  107 for423 against27 abstentions148 did not vote
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8. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 2 — paragraph 1 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 1 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
  112 for418 against20 abstentions155 did not vote
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9. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 2 — article 3
  Official label: Article 3, § 2 · what was voted ↗
  298 for225 against29 abstentions153 did not vote
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10. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On recital 4
  Official label: Considérant 4 · what was voted ↗
  276 for228 against47 abstentions154 did not vote
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11. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 3 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1
  Official label: Après le § 1 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  200 for297 against52 abstentions156 did not vote
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12. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 4 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1
  Official label: Après le § 1 - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
  195 for307 against49 abstentions154 did not vote
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13. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 9 (part 1 of a split vote) — paragraph 3
  Official label: § 3 - Am 9/1 · what was voted ↗
  200 for312 against44 abstentions149 did not vote
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14. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 9 (part 2 of a split vote) — paragraph 3
  Official label: § 3 - Am 9/2 · what was voted ↗
  226 for278 against48 abstentions153 did not vote
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15. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 3 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 3/1 · what was voted ↗
  252 for266 against28 abstentions159 did not vote
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16. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 3 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 3/2 · what was voted ↗
  296 for213 against43 abstentions153 did not vote
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17. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 4 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 4/1 · what was voted ↗
  467 for44 against46 abstentions148 did not vote
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18. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 4 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 4/2 · what was voted ↗
  384 for98 against71 abstentions152 did not vote
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19. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On paragraph 5
  Official label: § 5 · what was voted ↗
  376 for162 against17 abstentions150 did not vote
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20. 15 Jun 2023Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 10 — text to be inserted after paragraph 5
  Official label: Après le § 5 - Am 10 · what was voted ↗
  36 for504 against18 abstentions147 did not vote
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21. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On recital E
  Official label: Considérant E · what was voted ↗
  277 for231 against42 abstentions155 did not vote
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22. 15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On recital F
  Official label: Considérant F · what was voted ↗
  319 for210 against23 abstentions153 did not vote
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15 Jun 2023Passedoutcome from totals
On recital G
Official label: Considérant G · what was voted ↗
307 for211 against35 abstentions152 did not vote
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15 Jun 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
312 for201 against44 abstentions148 did not vote
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15 Jun 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the proposed decision
Official label: Proposition de décision · what was voted ↗
316 for169 against67 abstentions153 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

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Full record

Members who amended this procedure

36 Members · by amendment count

Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Socialists & Democrats · Spain

European People's Party (EPP) · Portugal

Vladimír BILČÍK

European People's Party (EPP) · Slovakia

Socialists & Democrats · France

László TRÓCSÁNYI

Non-attached · Hungary

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland

Brice HORTEFEUX

European People's Party (EPP) · France

Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

European People's Party (EPP) · France

European People's Party (EPP) · Ireland

Giuliano PISAPIA

Socialists & Democrats · Italy

Socialists & Democrats · Italy

Gabriele BISCHOFF

Socialists & Democrats · Germany

The Left (GUE/NGL) · France

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Socialists & Democrats · Portugal

European People's Party (EPP) · Germany

João PIMENTA LOPES

The Left (GUE/NGL) · Portugal

The Left (GUE/NGL) · Germany

Greens / EFA · Germany

European People's Party (EPP) · Belgium

European People's Party (EPP) · Belgium

European People's Party (EPP) · Belgium

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

European People's Party (EPP) · Belgium

Guy VERHOFSTADT

Renew Europe · Belgium

The Left (GUE/NGL) · Ireland

François-Xavier BELLAMY

European People's Party (EPP) · France

The amendments, in full text

61 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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