← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193087Source: 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 (190 for, 311 against, 39 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

190

Against

311

Abstain

Margin of victory

121 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

170

Participation rate

76.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 99Abstain 23Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 91Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew77 MEPs

For 4Against 58Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 13Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Poland25
Italy22
Czech Republic9
Hungary8

Most against

Germany58
Spain19
Netherlands18
Romania15
Portugal14

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 35Against 32Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 58Abstain 3Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 19Abstain 7Absent 28

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 13Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

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