← Votes·2021-12-14

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

Vote ID 137836Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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 “Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (396 for, 233 against, 66 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

396

Against

233

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 18Against 137Abstain 23Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 94Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 28Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 48Abstain 7Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
France47
Spain42
Italy39
Hungary20

Most against

Poland42
Bulgaria9
Czech Republic9
Lithuania5

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 23Abstain 8Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 11Abstain 25Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 42Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 12Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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