What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the situation of energy poverty affecting more than five million people in our country, especially regarding the protection measures provided for by the Government of Spain to cease the violation of rights.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 24 November 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000002· 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.

Introduced24 November 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted29 November 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.
Plenary29 November 2016All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE29 November 2016It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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29 November 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 200 yes · 1 no · 132 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea, on the situation of energy poverty in which more than five million people in our country live, especially regarding the protection measures provided for by the Government of Spain to cease the violation of rights. To be voted on in the terms of the transactional amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea, the Republican Left Parliamentary Group, the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Campuzano).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 17· 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 Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 27
Against: 0
Abstained: 14
Tie: 11

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	83 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	4	4 in favour
Mixto	19	14 in favour · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	61 in favour · 6 did not vote
GER	9	6 in favour · 3 did not vote
Sin grupo	4	4 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	130	1 against · 126 abst. · 3 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 173/000002
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 17
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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