6 November 2018, in the Senate
Motion urging the Government to adopt certain measures to share and improve the knowledge of the official languages throughout Spain.
More votes against 100 yes · 144 noMore votes against: 144 no and 100 yes, a margin of 44. 2 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 1001 of sitting 47· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
100 in favour, 144 against. 2 did not vote. 2 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 1 yes · 3 no
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Asturias More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Cádiz More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- León More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Pontevedra Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Tarragona No data
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Toledo More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Valladolid Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco, Mixto, GPN and Podemos. Against, most of Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 in favour |
| Socialista | 57 | 57 in favour |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 9 | 5 in favour · 2 against · 2 did not vote |
| GPN | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Podemos | 16 | 16 in favour |
| Popular | 142 | 142 against |
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 compartir y mejorar el conocimiento de los idiomas oficiales en el conjunto de España.
- Senate, vote 1001 of sitting 47
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.