← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193102Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (266 for, 234 against, 25 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

266

Against

234

Abstain

Margin of victory

32 votes

Turnout (cast)

525

Absent

185

Participation rate

73.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 96Abstain 5Absent 56

S&D135 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 46

PfE85 MEPs

For 26Against 37Abstain 7Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 2Absent 18

Renew77 MEPs

For 39Against 17Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France57
Italy19
Ireland13
Belgium10
Sweden10

Most against

Germany40
Poland28
Spain23
Netherlands16
Romania12

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 57Against 8Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany95 MEPs

For 36Against 40Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 6Absent 32

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 28Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 19Against 23Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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