20 October 2016, in the Congreso

Faster elections when no candidate is approved

More votes in favour 337 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.

More votes in favour: 337 yes and 4 no, a margin of 333. 2 abstentions and 7 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime, for the case of automatic election convocation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 99 of the Constitution.

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?

337 in favour, 4 against. 2 abstentions and 7 did not vote. 6 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

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

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

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Enmienda 8.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 32 of sitting 9
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.