16 March 2016, in the Senate
Motion calling on the Government to suspend the implementation of Organic Law 8/2013, of 9 December, for the improvement of educational quality, and to promote a social and political agreement for a new Law.
More votes against 90 yes · 138 no · 23 abst.More votes against: 138 no and 90 yes, a margin of 48. 23 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 1006 of sitting 2· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
90 in favour, 138 against. 23 abstentions. 3 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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- A Coruña More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Albacete No data
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Almería No data
- Araba/Álava No data
- Asturias No data
- Ávila No data
- Badajoz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- 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 More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca No data
- Gipuzkoa Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Granada Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- 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 Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo No data
- Madrid No data
- Málaga More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia No data
- Navarra Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense No data
- Palencia No data
- Pontevedra No data
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Segovia No data
- Sevilla No data
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- 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 Socialista, Mixto and Podemos. Against, most of Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 8 | 8 abst. |
| Socialista | 64 | 64 in favour |
| Vasco | 5 | 5 abst. |
| Mixto | 9 | 6 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. |
| Democràcia i Llibert | 8 | 8 abst. |
| Podemos | 20 | 20 in favour |
| Popular | 137 | 137 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a paralizar la implantación de la Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la mejora de la calidad educativa, así como al impulso de un acuerdo social y político para una nueva Ley.
- Senate, vote 1006 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.