What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the merger of municipalities and the abolition of provincial councils as the best way to guarantee equal, sustainable, and quality essential public services.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 21 March 2013. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Unión Progreso y Democracia.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000071· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced21 March 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted2 April 2013The 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.
Plenary5 April 2013All 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

9 April 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 6 yes · 320 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation on the merger of municipalities and the abolition of provincial councils as the best way to guarantee equal, sustainable, and quality essential public services.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 95· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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 GUPyD. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 0 most voted in favour; in 52, against.

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

In favour: 0
Against: 52

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	106 against · 4 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 against
Mixto	18	16 against · 2 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	15 against · 1 did not vote
GIP	11	11 against
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	1 in favour · 167 against · 1 abst. · 16 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000071
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 95
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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the merger of municipalities and the abolition of provincial councils as the best way to guarantee equal, sustainable, and quality essential public services. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original