← Votes·2020-11-24

Lead in gunshot in or around wetlands

Vote ID 125185Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Lead in gunshot in or around wetlands”. EPP, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (292 for, 362 against, 39 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

292

Against

362

Abstain

Margin of victory

70 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 130Against 36Abstain 11Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 111Abstain 7Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 28Against 66Abstain 7Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 29Against 31Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 18Abstain 4Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Czech Republic16
Bulgaria15
Hungary14
Sweden14

Most against

Germany49
France48
Poland40
Spain39
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 48Abstain 3Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 49Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 7Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 18Against 39Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs