15 November 2012, in the Congreso

Tougher penalties for tax and Social Security fraud

More votes against 41 yes · 281 no · 1 abst.

More votes against: 281 no and 41 yes, a margin of 240. 1 abstention and 27 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Organic Government bill amending Organic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, of the Penal Code, in matters of transparency and the fight against tax fraud and in Social Security.

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?

41 in favour, 281 against. 1 abstention and 27 did not vote. 2 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

In favour, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP and GUPyD. Against, most of Socialista 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	109	99 against · 10 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	9 in favour · 1 against · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	11 in favour · 5 did not vote
GIP	11	11 in favour
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	181 against · 1 abst. · 3 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Resto de las enmiendas

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 70
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.