← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193114Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+12 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (344 for, 111 against, 50 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

344

Against

111

Abstain

Margin of victory

233 votes

Turnout (cast)

505

Absent

205

Participation rate

71.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 112Against 4Abstain 2Absent 61

S&D135 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 51

PfE85 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 12Absent 21

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 30Absent 20

Renew77 MEPs

For 52Against 8Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 6Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France33
Spain32
Italy23
Netherlands17

Most against

Poland24

Divided delegations

France
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 7Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 33Against 29Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 57Against 19Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 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 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 24Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 5Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 2Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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