A deeper look into the PVC and lead Restriction vote

I wanted to dig into the vote against the challenge against the Restriction on lead and PVC.

Unfortunately, not all votes in plenary or the Committee are roll-called votes.  Hopefully, one day, the EP will get around to that.

There was no roll call on the final vote, but there was a vote on an amendment that was recorded. Looking at that, you get a good idea of how the EP split.

Thanks to Vote Watch, the  voting numbers make  a lot more sense:

The final vote  was 394 for, 241 against, and 13. On this amendment it was

Only the ECR and IDG supported the continued use of lead in PVC.

The EPP abstained on mass. They voted against the challenge later on.

The German/Czech liberals split from the group’s voting line. This is common.

The S&D, GUE, Greens, Renew, and NI stuck to their consistent ‘green/public health’ line. If this block holds, it will be powerful.