21 November 2013, in the Senate
Government Organic bill to improve the quality of education.
More votes in favour 143 yes · 0 no · 77 abst.More votes in favour: 143 yes and 0 no, a margin of 143. 77 abstentions and 1 did not vote.
No stage no data Government Organic bill to improve the quality of education.
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 1226 of sitting 42· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
143 in favour, 0 against. 77 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 6 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
How did the senators from your province vote?
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- A Coruña More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Badajoz More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 4 abst.
- Bizkaia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Gipuzkoa Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Huesca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Jaén More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- La Rioja More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo No data
- Madrid More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Málaga More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Segovia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Toledo More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valladolid No data
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto and Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 51 | 51 abst. |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 4 | 1 in favour · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote |
| Mixto | 11 | 6 in favour · 5 abst. |
| Convergencia i Unio | 10 | 10 abst. |
| Entesa Pel Progrés | 9 | 9 abst. |
| Popular | 136 | 136 in favour |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proyecto de Ley Orgánica para la mejora de la calidad educativa.
- Senate, vote 1226 of sitting 42
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.