What it is
Proposal for reform of Article 43 of the Spanish Constitution.
Type of initiative: proyecto de reforma constitucional. It was introduced on 7 April 2026. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 102/000001· 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 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced7 April 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted9 April 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments13 April 2026Groups propose changes.
- Committee21 April 2026A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedThe deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedThe King gives royal assent and it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It comes into force on the date it sets, or after 20 days if it sets none.
See the 7 official steps on a timeline
30 April 2026
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Joint vote on the amendments for the return of the Bill to reform Article 43 of the Spanish Constitution, submitted by the Popular Group in the Congress and the VOX Parliamentary Group.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 177· 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 Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 7 yes · 5 no
- Almería More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Barcelona More votes against 7 yes · 25 no
- Bizkaia More votes against 1 yes · 7 no
- Burgos Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 5 yes · 4 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 6 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 6 no
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Lugo More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 21 yes · 15 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 7 yes · 4 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 6 yes · 4 no
- Navarra More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 5 yes · 6 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes against 1 yes · 5 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Valencia/València Tie 8 yes · 8 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya and Mixto. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.
By province: in 30 most voted in favour; in 11, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 30
- Against: 11
- Tie: 11
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Euskal Herria Bildu | 6 | 6 against |
| Plurinacional SUMAR | 26 | 26 against |
| Republicano | 7 | 7 against |
| Socialista | 121 | 119 against · 2 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 against |
| Junts per Catalunya | 7 | 7 against |
| Mixto | 8 | 1 in favour · 7 against |
| Popular en el Congreso | 137 | 137 in favour |
| VOX | 33 | 33 in favour |
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 102/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 177
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.