← 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 150697Source: 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+7 / 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 rejected by a comfortable margin (251 for, 305 against, 14 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

251

Against

305

Abstain

Margin of victory

54 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 136Against 4Abstain 2Absent 37

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 104Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 83Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR64 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 3Absent 13

NI45 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 5Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland36
Italy33
Romania13
Austria10
Hungary10

Most against

Germany47
France44
Spain30
Netherlands16
Portugal14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 19Against 44Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 47Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 2Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 30Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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