10 October 2018, in the Senate
Motion calling on the Government to amend the Law of 18 June 1870 establishing rules for the exercise of the grace of pardon, so that rebellion, crimes against the Crown and sedition are included as crimes to which pardon cannot be applied.
More votes in favour 141 yes · 85 no · 2 abst.More votes in favour: 141 yes and 85 no, a margin of 56. 2 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 45· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
141 in favour, 85 against. 2 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 5 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 3 yes · 1 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Alicante/Alacant Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 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 · 1 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 1 yes · 1 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Granada More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- León More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto and Popular. Against, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco, GPN and Podemos.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 against |
| Socialista | 50 | 1 in favour · 49 against |
| Vasco | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 10 | 6 in favour · 2 against · 2 abst. |
| GPN | 5 | 5 against |
| Podemos | 13 | 13 against |
| Popular | 135 | 134 in favour · 1 did not vote |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a modificar la Ley de 18 de junio de 1870 estableciendo reglas para el ejercicio de la gracia de indulto, de forma que se incluyan como delitos a los que no se puede aplicar el indulto la rebelión, los delitos contra la Corona y la sedición.
- Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 45
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.