What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government is going to adopt to protect the Spanish borders in Ceuta and Melilla.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 10 March 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000132· 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.

Introduced10 March 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted15 March 2022The 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.
Plenary15 March 2022All 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.

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17 March 2022

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 53 yes · 201 no · 88 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation from the VOX Parliamentary Group, on the measures the Government will adopt to protect the Spanish borders in Ceuta and Melilla.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 162· 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 VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc and GPlu. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 1 most voted in favour; in 33, against.

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

In favour: 1
Against: 33
Abstained: 3
Tie: 15

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	118 against · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	10	2 in favour · 5 against · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 against
Gcup-ec-gc	34	33 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	12 against
Popular en el Congreso	88	86 abst. · 2 did not vote
VOX	52	51 in favour · 1 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 173/000132
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 162
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 measures the Government is going to adopt to protect the Spanish borders in Ceuta and Melilla. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original