← 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 150701Source: 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+10 / 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 narrow margin (285 for, 264 against, 16 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

285

Against

264

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 139 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (139) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 39 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 131Against 8Abstain 1Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 8Against 98Abstain 1Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 31Against 50Abstain 5Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE65 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 2Absent 12

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

NI45 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 5Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland37
France35
Italy33
Sweden16
Romania13

Most against

Germany45
Spain30
Portugal14
Belgium9
Bulgaria8

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 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 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 35Against 23Abstain 6Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 45Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 33Against 22Abstain 2Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 37Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 30Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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