29 April 2015, in the Senate

Motion on the use of the hydraulic fracturing method, known as fracking, in the unconventional extraction of gases and hydrocarbons in the province of Burgos.

More votes against 70 yes · 137 no · 21 abst.

More votes against: 137 no and 70 yes, a margin of 67. 21 abstentions and 1 did not vote.

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 1005 of sitting 71· updated 10 Nov

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Who voted how?

70 in favour, 137 against. 21 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 5 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Socialista and Entesa Pel Progrés. Against, most of Popular.

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	57	57 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	9	4 in favour · 4 abst. · 1 did not vote
Convergencia i Unio	9	9 abst.
Entesa Pel Progrés	7	7 in favour
Popular	142	2 in favour · 137 against · 3 abst.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Moción sobre el uso del método de fractura hidráulica, conocido como fracking, en la extracción de gases e hidrocarburos de forma no convencional en la provincia de Burgos.

Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 71
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 on the use of the hydraulic fracturing method, known as fracking, in the unconventional extraction of gases and hydrocarbons in the province of Burgos. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original

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Motion on the use of the hydraulic fracturing method, known as fracking, in the unconventional extraction of gases and hydrocarbons in the province of Burgos.