← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193105Source: 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
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 42 against, 42 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

427

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

385 votes

Turnout (cast)

511

Absent

199

Participation rate

72.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 0Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 49

PfE85 MEPs

For 49Against 11Abstain 7Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 25Against 9Abstain 27Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 3Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France64
Germany60
Spain40
Poland37
Italy23

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany95 MEPs

For 60Against 15Abstain 3Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 12Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 5Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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