18 July 2012, in the Senate
Motion urging the Government not to carry out any increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT).
More votes against 80 yes · 167 no · 5 abst.More votes against: 167 no and 80 yes, a margin of 87. 5 abstentions.
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: Senate, vote 1002 of sitting 14· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
80 in favour, 167 against. 5 abstentions.
This vote does not publish each seat’s vote: the chart is drawn from the totals.
This vote does not publish each seat’s vote: the dots are drawn from the totals.
Your province
How did the senators from your province vote?
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Only senators elected in a province or island appear. Senators appointed by regional parliaments have no province.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a que no lleve a cabo ninguna subida del Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido (IVA).
- Senate, vote 1002 of sitting 14
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.