What it is

Non-legislative motion on the defense of democracy, equality, and the union of all Spaniards.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 14 January 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000011· 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.

Introduced14 January 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted2 February 2016The 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.
Plenary8 February 2016All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE15 March 2016It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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15 March 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 131 yes · 95 no · 114 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Parliamentary Group Ciudadanos, regarding the defense of democracy, equality, and the union of all Spaniards. Voted in the terms resulting from the incorporation of the amendment by the Parliamentary Group Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 5· 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 and Ciudadanos. Against, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gc-dl, GER and Gp-ec-em. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 13 most voted in favour; in 7, against.

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

In favour: 13
Against: 7
Abstained: 13
Tie: 18

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	89	88 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	14	5 in favour · 8 against · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	40	38 in favour · 2 did not vote
Gc-dl	8	8 against
GER	9	9 against
Gp-ec-em	65	64 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	119	114 abst. · 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 162/000011
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 5
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 the defense of democracy, equality, and the union of all Spaniards. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original