22 November 2016, in the Congreso
Bill to let 16-year-olds vote in elections
More votes against 168 yes · 173 noMore votes against: 173 no and 168 yes, a margin of 5. 9 did not vote.
Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected Private member's organic bill amending Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime, to extend the right to active suffrage to those over 16 years of age.
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 3 of sitting 15· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
168 in favour, 173 against. 9 did not vote. 4 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
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- A Coruña Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 4 yes · 7 no
- Almería More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Asturias Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 21 yes · 7 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 5 yes · 3 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 against 2 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Girona More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 1 yes · 2 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 More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Lugo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 15 yes · 20 no
- Málaga More votes against 5 yes · 6 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 3 yes · 7 no
- Navarra Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Ourense More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 2 yes · 5 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 7 yes · 5 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Teruel More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Toledo Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Valencia/València Tie 8 yes · 8 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Ciudadanos, Sin grupo and Popular en el Congreso.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 12
- Against: 25
- Tie: 15
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 84 | 83 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 19 | 14 in favour · 4 against · 1 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 32 | 30 against · 2 did not vote |
| Gcup-ec-em | 67 | 63 in favour · 4 did not vote |
| GER | 9 | 8 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Sin grupo | 3 | 3 against |
| Popular en el Congreso | 131 | 131 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana, Orgánica por la que se modifica la Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General, para ampliar el derecho de sufragio activo a los mayores de 16 años.
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 15
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.