20 December 2012, in the Congreso

Tougher penalties for tax and Social Security fraud

More votes in favour 183 yes · 142 no · 1 abst.

More votes in favour: 183 yes and 142 no, a margin of 41. 1 abstention and 24 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?

183 in favour, 142 against. 1 abstention and 24 did not vote. 2 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

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

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

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	100 against · 10 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 against
Mixto	18	1 in favour · 10 against · 1 abst. · 6 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	12 against · 4 did not vote
GIP	11	10 against · 1 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 against
Popular en el Congreso	185	182 in favour · 3 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Votación del conjunto del Proyecto de Ley por tener el mismo carácter orgánico.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 33 of sitting 80
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.