30 October 2012, in the Congreso

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government intends to adopt to combat the increase in poverty and social exclusion in Spain. Voted in the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Catalan Parliamentary Group (CiU) and the IU, ICV-EUiA, CHA: The Plural Left Parliamentary Group.

More votes against 147 yes · 181 no · 3 abst.

More votes against: 181 no and 147 yes, a margin of 34. 3 abstentions and 19 did not vote.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government intends to adopt to combat the increase in poverty and social exclusion in Spain.

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

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 65· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

147 in favour, 181 against. 3 abstentions and 19 did not vote. 3 voted differently from their group.

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Your province

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP and GUPyD. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso.

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

In favour: 10
Against: 38
Tie: 4

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	98 in favour · 1 abst. · 11 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	14 in favour · 2 abst. · 2 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	14 in favour · 2 did not vote
GIP	11	11 in favour
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	181 against · 4 did not vote

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Moción consecuencia de interpelación urgente sobre las medidas que piensa adoptar el Gobierno para luchar contra el aumento de la pobreza y la exclusión social en España. Se vota en los términos de la enmienda transaccional presentada por el Grupo Parlamentario Socialista, el Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (CiU) y el Grupo Parlamentario de IU, ICV-EUiA, CHA: La Izquierda Plural.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 65
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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