← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193082Source: 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+4 / 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 “Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (181 for, 342 against, 20 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

181

Against

342

Abstain

Margin of victory

161 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 105Abstain 18Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 92Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Poland25
Czech Republic10
Hungary8
Slovakia4

Most against

Germany62
Italy26
Spain20
Portugal17
Sweden17

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

France80 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 62Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 14Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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