30 November 2016, in the Congreso

Proposal 51.

More votes against 116 yes · 124 no · 84 abst.

More votes against: 124 no and 116 yes, a margin of 8. 84 abstentions and 26 did not vote.

Admitted step 2 of 7 Report on the state, functioning, and activities of the General Council of the Judiciary and of the Courts and Tribunals of Justice, as well as the Report of the Supreme Court, corresponding to the year 2014 (corresponds to file numbers 245/000006/0000 of the X Legislature and 245/000001/0000 of the XI Legislature).

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?

116 in favour, 124 against. 84 abstentions and 26 did not vote. 3 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

In favour, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso.

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

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	82 abst. · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	4	3 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	19	10 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 6 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	63 in favour · 4 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	123 against · 11 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Propuesta 51.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 44 of sitting 18
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.