What it is
Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government will take to eradicate the increase in discrimination against women in Spain.
Type of initiative: . It was introduced on 19 February 2015. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de IU, ICV-EUiA, CHA: La Izquierda Plural.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000198· updated 11 Nov
We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page
Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced19 February 2015Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted24 February 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.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
14 April 2015
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Point 8
This law had 8 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 253· 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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- A Coruña More votes against 3 yes · 5 no
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 4 yes · 8 no
- Almería More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Asturias Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 18 yes · 9 no · 2 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 6 yes · 1 no
- Burgos More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 1 yes · 5 no
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Girona Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Huelva Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 3 yes · 5 no
- Jaén More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- León More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Lleida Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Madrid More votes against 12 yes · 18 no · 4 abst.
- Málaga More votes against 4 yes · 6 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 2 yes · 8 no
- Navarra Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Ourense More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 7 yes · 5 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Toledo More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 6 yes · 9 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GIP and Sin grupo. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 4 most voted in favour; in 37, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 4
- Against: 37
- Tie: 11
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 110 | 103 in favour · 7 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 3 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| Mixto | 18 | 10 in favour · 2 against · 6 did not vote |
| GC-CiU | 16 | 5 in favour · 5 against · 4 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| GIP | 10 | 10 in favour |
| GUPyD | 4 | 4 abst. |
| Sin grupo | 1 | 1 in favour |
| Popular en el Congreso | 185 | 180 against · 5 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 173/000198
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 253
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.