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

Vote ID 137900Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
30
/ 100

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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (583 for, 17 against, 96 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
583
Against
17
Abstain
96
Margin of victory
566 votes
Turnout (cast)
696
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 35Against 9Abstain 23Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 1Abstain 60Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 32Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • Italy67
  • France54
  • Spain53
  • Romania32
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 54Against 0Abstain 24Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

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