← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193101Source: 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 MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (507 for, 3 against, 16 abstentions).

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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

507

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

504 votes

Turnout (cast)

526

Absent

184

Participation rate

74.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 0Abstain 0Absent 59

S&D135 MEPs

For 88Against 2Abstain 0Absent 45

PfE85 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 6Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew77 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France65
Italy45
Poland44
Spain41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany95 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

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 21Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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