← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193089Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (472 for, 33 against, 33 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

472

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

439 votes

Turnout (cast)

538

Absent

172

Participation rate

75.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 125Against 4Abstain 0Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 44

PfE85 MEPs

For 34Against 23Abstain 14Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 18Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany62
Italy42
Poland39
Spain37

Most against

Hungary7

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 15Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 7Absent 27

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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