13 December 2017, in the Congreso

Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the improvement of widow's pensions for persons aged 65 or older with lower incomes.

More votes in favour 170 yes · 130 no · 37 abst.

More votes in favour: 170 yes and 130 no, a margin of 40. 37 abstentions and 13 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Motion following an urgent interpellation on the improvement of widow's pensions for people aged 65 or older with lower incomes.

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 5 of sitting 94· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

170 in favour, 130 against. 37 abstentions and 13 did not vote. 1 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso.

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

In favour: 22
Against: 13
Tie: 17

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	81 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 1 against · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 abst.
Gcup-ec-em	67	65 in favour · 2 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	134	129 against · 5 did not vote

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Moción consecuencia de interpelación urgente del Grupo Parlamentario Socialista, sobre la mejora de las pensiones de viudedad para personas con 65 o más años de edad con menores ingresos.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 94
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.

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Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the improvement of widow's pensions for persons aged 65 or older with lower incomes. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original

Who voted how?

How did the deputies from your province vote?

How did each group vote?

Where does all this come from?

Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the improvement of widow's pensions for persons aged 65 or older with lower incomes.