← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193116Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+10 / 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 narrow margin (238 for, 217 against, 57 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

238

Against

217

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

512

Absent

198

Participation rate

72.1%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 198 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (198) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 55 absent MEPs (margin was 21)
S&Dhad 48 absent MEPs (margin was 21)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (41 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 95Abstain 22Absent 55

S&D135 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 48

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 24Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 6Absent 21

Renew77 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 2Absent 21

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France29
Spain20
Netherlands15
Ireland13

Most against

Poland40
Italy22
Romania12
Austria11
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 4Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 29Against 8Abstain 26Absent 17

Germany95 MEPs

For 45Against 34Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 22Abstain 0Absent 41

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 15Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 11Abstain 12Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

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