← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193115Source: 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (273 for, 160 against, 79 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

273

Against

160

Abstain

Margin of victory

113 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

198

Participation rate

72.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 25Against 83Abstain 13Absent 58

S&D135 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 49

PfE85 MEPs

For 26Against 9Abstain 30Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 34Abstain 25Absent 20

Renew77 MEPs

For 43Against 12Abstain 5Absent 17

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 5Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France57
Germany43
Spain20
Romania12
Ireland10

Most against

Poland21
Netherlands14
Slovenia4

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 8Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 57Against 8Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 43Against 35Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 16Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 21Abstain 4Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 9Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 8Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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