17 December 2020, in the Congreso

Euthanasia becomes legal in Spain, with safeguards

More votes against 136 yes · 196 no · 1 abst.

More votes against: 196 no and 136 yes, a margin of 60. 1 abstention and 17 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Private member's bill for an Organic Law regulating euthanasia.

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 9 of sitting 69· updated 11 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

136 in favour, 196 against. 1 abstention and 17 did not vote.

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc and GPlu.

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

In favour: 16
Against: 24
Tie: 11

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	4 against · 1 did not vote
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	116 against · 4 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	9	3 in favour · 3 against · 1 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 against
Gcup-ec-gc	35	34 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	10 against · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	81 in favour · 7 did not vote
VOX	52	52 in favour

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Resto de enmiendas.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 9 of sitting 69
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 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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