← Votes·2021-12-14

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

Vote ID 137897Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (491 for, 113 against, 85 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

491

Against

113

Abstain

Margin of victory

378 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 95Against 53Abstain 27Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 40Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 13Against 38Abstain 10Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 30Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Germany54
Italy42
Spain41
Romania27

Most against

Poland26

Divided delegations

Germany
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 34Abstain 4Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 14Abstain 18Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

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