← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193093Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (245 for, 275 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

245

Against

275

Abstain

Margin of victory

30 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 18Against 98Abstain 11Absent 52

S&D135 MEPs

For 92Against 1Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 6Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany38
Spain20
Sweden13
Belgium10
Ireland10

Most against

France37
Poland31
Italy27
Netherlands16
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 3Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 27Abstain 0Absent 29

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 8Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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