← Votes·2021-12-14

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

Vote ID 137876Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 (356 for, 303 against, 37 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

356

Against

303

Abstain

Margin of victory

53 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 13Against 155Abstain 10Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 5Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 13Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
France47
Spain41
Romania18
Ireland13

Most against

Italy44
Poland35
Czech Republic12
Greece12
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 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 12Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 31Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 12Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 44Abstain 0Absent 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 12Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 35Abstain 9Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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