← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193109Source: 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 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+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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (473 for, 12 against, 26 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

473

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

461 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 121Against 1Abstain 0Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 48

PfE85 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 1Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 4Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 18Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France65
Germany62
Poland41
Spain41
Italy35

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 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 1Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 14Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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