← Votes·2022-01-20

Protection of animals during transport

Transport64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 138268Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+6 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Protection of animals during transport”. PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (301 for, 348 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

301

Against

348

Abstain

Margin of victory

47 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 13Against 161Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 53Against 81Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 30Against 68Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 11Abstain 26Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 16Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Germany56
Poland29
Sweden19
Austria12

Most against

Spain47
Romania32
Italy28
Hungary17
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 38Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 28Abstain 25Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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