← 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 138695Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Protection of animals during transport”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (534 for, 87 against, 74 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

534

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

447 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 172Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 100Against 33Abstain 2Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 62Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy63
France59
Germany48
Spain47
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Denmark
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 14Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 25Abstain 21Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 63Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

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