← Votes·2021-12-15

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

Vote ID 137985Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (500 for, 105 against, 87 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

500

Against

105

Abstain

Margin of victory

395 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 141Against 5Abstain 31Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 29Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 17Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 5Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France52
Spain45
Italy42
Romania29

Most against

Poland27
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 32Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 9Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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