← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193118Source: 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 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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (294 for, 144 against, 70 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

294

Against

144

Abstain

Margin of victory

150 votes

Turnout (cast)

508

Absent

202

Participation rate

71.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 85Against 22Abstain 15Absent 57

S&D135 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 50

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 24Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 24Absent 20

Renew77 MEPs

For 44Against 13Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 6Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany33
Spain32
France31
Italy17
Portugal16

Most against

Poland22
Netherlands16
Czech Republic8
Greece6

Divided delegations

Germany
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 26Absent 16

Germany95 MEPs

For 33Against 29Abstain 13Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 12Absent 40

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 3Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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