10 October 2013, in the Congreso

Education reform: new final exams, study paths and Basic Vocational Training

More votes against 117 yes · 187 no · 15 abst.

More votes against: 187 no and 117 yes, a margin of 70. 15 abstentions and 31 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Government Organic bill to improve the quality of education.

When we cannot be sure which majority was needed, we do not say whether this means it “passed”: the official file does not say.

The chamber

Who voted how?

117 in favour, 187 against. 15 abstentions and 31 did not vote. 3 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto and GIP. Against, most of GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso.

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

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	94 in favour · 16 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	3 abst. · 2 did not vote
Mixto	18	12 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	10 abst. · 6 did not vote
GIP	11	11 in favour
GUPyD	5	5 against
Popular en el Congreso	185	181 against · 4 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Enmienda 493

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 44 of sitting 136
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.