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Composition of the European Parliament

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

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    24 Mar 2023
  2. Plenary vote — Passed
    15 Jun 2023 · On the proposed decision
  3. Plenary vote — Passed
    15 Jun 2023 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
  4. Procedure completed
61
Amendments
distinct, in window
36
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee
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

GroupShift
EPPFor53%For68%consistent
S&DFor81%For82%consistent
RenewFor79%For69%consistent
Greens/EFAFor95%For93%consistent
ECRAgainst98%Against98%consistent
The LeftFor55%Against45%For → Against
IDAgainst100%Against66%consistent
Non-attachedAgainst60%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.

  1. 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
      Decided by 14 votes. The contested ground: EPP (split 24 For / 99 Against) · S&D (split 82 For / 21 Against) · Non-attached (split 13 For / 18 Against)

      Broke with their group’s line83 Members voted against their group’s majority

      Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). A group’s line = the majority of its expressed votes.

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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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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

PE731.768 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

36 Members · by amendment count
1
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
14(6 solo)
2
Paulo RANGEL
Paulo RANGEL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
8
3
Vladimír BILČÍK
Vladimír BILČÍK
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
8
4
Pascal DURAND
Pascal DURAND
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
8(1 solo)
5
László TRÓCSÁNYI
László TRÓCSÁNYI
Non-attached · 🇭🇺 Hungary
7(7 solo)
6
Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
7(7 solo)
7
Brice HORTEFEUX
Brice HORTEFEUX
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
7
8
Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ
Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
7
9
Seán KELLY
Seán KELLY
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
7
10
Giuliano PISAPIA
Giuliano PISAPIA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
7
11
Brando BENIFEI
Brando BENIFEI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
7
12
Gabriele BISCHOFF
Gabriele BISCHOFF
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
7
13
Leila CHAIBI
Leila CHAIBI
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇫🇷 France
6(6 solo)
14
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇵🇹 Portugal
6
15
Rainer WIELAND
Rainer WIELAND
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
6(1 solo)
16
João PIMENTA LOPES
João PIMENTA LOPES
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
6(5 solo)
17
Helmut SCHOLZ
Helmut SCHOLZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇩🇪 Germany
2(1 solo)
18
Niklas NIENASS
Niklas NIENASS
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
2(2 solo)
19
Pascal ARIMONT
Pascal ARIMONT
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2
20
Cindy FRANSSEN
Cindy FRANSSEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2
21
Benoît LUTGEN
Benoît LUTGEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2
22
Tom VANDENKENDELAERE
Tom VANDENKENDELAERE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2
23
Guy VERHOFSTADT
Guy VERHOFSTADT
Renew Europe · 🇧🇪 Belgium
2
24
Chris MACMANUS
Chris MACMANUS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
1
25
François-Xavier BELLAMY
François-Xavier BELLAMY
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
1

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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