What it is

Non-legislative motion on Spanish participation in the United Nations Security Council during the period 2015-2016.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 18 May 2015. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/001242· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced18 May 2015Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted26 May 2015The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary29 May 2015All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE23 June 2015It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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23 June 2015

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 277 yes · 13 no · 15 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion of the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, on Spanish participation in the United Nations Security Council during the period 2015-2016.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 274· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, GUPyD, Sin grupo and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Mixto and GIP. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 50 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 50
Against: 0
Abstained: 1
Tie: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	106	98 in favour · 8 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 did not vote
Mixto	18	2 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. · 11 did not vote
GC-CiU	15	13 abst. · 2 did not vote
GIP	11	9 against · 2 did not vote
GUPyD	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Sin grupo	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	184	168 in favour · 1 against · 15 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/001242
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 274
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Non-legislative motion on Spanish participation in the United Nations Security Council during the period 2015-2016. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original