15 March 2016, in the Senate
Motion in which the Senate expresses its willingness for certain measures to be adopted in favor of the unity of Spain.
More votes in favour 142 yes · 41 no · 61 abst.More votes in favour: 142 yes and 41 no, a margin of 101. 61 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 2· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
142 in favour, 41 against. 61 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 4 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 against 0 yes · 1 no
- Albacete No data
- Alicante/Alacant Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Almería No data
- Araba/Álava No data
- Asturias No data
- Ávila No data
- Badajoz Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Barcelona No data
- Bizkaia No data
- Burgos No data
- Cáceres No data
- Cádiz No data
- Cantabria No data
- Castellón/Castelló No data
- Ceuta No data
- Ciudad Real No data
- Córdoba Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Cuenca No data
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Granada More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara No data
- Huelva No data
- Huesca No data
- Illes Balears No data
- Jaén No data
- La Rioja No data
- Las Palmas Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- León No data
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Lugo No data
- Madrid No data
- Málaga More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia No data
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ourense No data
- Palencia No data
- Pontevedra No data
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Segovia No data
- Sevilla No data
- Soria Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Tarragona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Teruel No data
- Toledo No data
- Valencia/València No data
- Valladolid No data
- Zamora No data
- Zaragoza No data
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto and Popular. Against, most of Esquerra, Vasco, Democràcia i Llibert and Podemos.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 8 | 8 against |
| Socialista | 60 | 60 abst. |
| Vasco | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 9 | 5 in favour · 3 against · 1 abst. |
| Democràcia i Llibert | 8 | 8 against |
| Podemos | 18 | 17 against · 1 did not vote |
| Popular | 137 | 137 in favour |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que el Senado manifiesta su voluntad de que se adopten determinadas medidas en favor de la unidad de España.
- Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 2
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.