← Votes·2022-11-24

Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe

Agriculture87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "farming"
title/description contains "livestock"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 150692Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Agriculture
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (293 for, 259 against, 19 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

293

Against

259

Abstain

Margin of victory

34 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

133

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 135Against 4Abstain 1Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 100Abstain 0Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 36Against 51Abstain 0Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

ECR64 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 4Absent 13

NI45 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 5Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 4Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Poland36
Italy32
Sweden15
Romania13

Most against

Germany46
Spain32
Portugal14
Belgium8
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 38Against 23Abstain 4Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 46Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 5Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 32Against 21Abstain 3Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 32Abstain 1Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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