What it is
Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government intends to adopt to prevent the serious setbacks it is causing in the rights and freedoms of women and to make the equality of opportunities between men and women its main axis of action.
Plenary step 5 of 7 · RejectedIt is a motion. It was introduced on 12 March 2015. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000201· 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.
- Introduced12 March 2015Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted24 March 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.
- Plenary24 March 2015All 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 4 official steps on a timeline
14 April 2015
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Socialista Parliamentary Group, on the measures the Government intends to adopt to avoid the serious setbacks it is causing in the rights and freedoms of women and to make equal opportunities between men and women its main axis of action.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 253· updated 10 Nov
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
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- A Coruña More votes against 2 yes · 5 no · 1 abst.
- 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 14 yes · 6 no · 9 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 More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no · 2 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 1 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Madrid More votes against 13 yes · 17 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 2 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. 4 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
- Abstained: 1
- Tie: 10
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 110 | 102 in favour · 1 abst. · 7 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 3 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| Mixto | 18 | 9 in favour · 2 against · 7 did not vote |
| GC-CiU | 16 | 14 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 | 1 in favour · 179 against · 5 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 173/000201
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 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.