23 October 2018, in the Senate
Motion calling on the Government to adopt certain measures to guarantee freedom of expression and defend the independence of public media.
More votes in favour 143 yes · 82 no · 20 abst.More votes in favour: 143 yes and 82 no, a margin of 61. 20 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 1000 of sitting 46· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
143 in favour, 82 against. 20 abstentions. 5 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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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 More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- 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 · 1 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- 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 More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Jaén More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Madrid Tie 1 yes · 1 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 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- 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 · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valladolid More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto and Popular. Against, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco and GPN.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 against |
| Socialista | 57 | 57 against |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 against |
| Mixto | 11 | 6 in favour · 2 against · 3 abst. |
| GPN | 6 | 6 against |
| Podemos | 17 | 17 abst. |
| Popular | 137 | 137 in favour |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a la adopción de determinadas medidas para garantizar la libertad de expresión y defender la independencia de los medios de comunicación públicos.
- Senate, vote 1000 of sitting 46
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.