← Votes·2021-12-14

Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020

Vote ID 137826Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 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+15 / 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 “Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020”. Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (371 for, 172 against, 153 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

371

Against

172

Abstain

153

Margin of victory

199 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 73Against 93Abstain 12Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 122Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 51Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 12Abstain 10Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France74
Italy59
Spain34
Greece15
Belgium14

Most against

Germany40
Poland29
Romania15
Hungary13
Netherlands12

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Latvia
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 40Abstain 16Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 16Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 29Abstain 8Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 12Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 10Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 4Abstain 21Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

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