7 November 2018, in the Senate
Investigation Committee on the elaboration and authorship of the doctoral thesis signed and read by the President of the Government, Mr. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, as well as on the compliance with the regulations on obtaining the Doctorate degree established by both Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, regulating official doctoral studies, and the university rules on the matter.
More votes in favour 144 yes · 94 no · 11 abst.More votes in favour: 144 yes and 94 no, a margin of 50. 11 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 1009 of sitting 47· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
144 in favour, 94 against. 11 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 Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 1 yes · 3 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 · 1 no
- Barcelona More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 2 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 · 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 Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- 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 Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no
- Jaén More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no
- León More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 3 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 · 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 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 Tie 2 yes · 2 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Popular. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco, Mixto, GPN and Podemos.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 abst. |
| Socialista | 58 | 58 against |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 against |
| Mixto | 9 | 3 in favour · 6 against |
| GPN | 5 | 5 against |
| Podemos | 17 | 17 against |
| Popular | 143 | 141 in favour · 2 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Comisión de Investigación sobre la elaboración y autoría de la tesis doctoral firmada y leída por el Presidente del Gobierno, D. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, así como sobre el cumplimiento de la normativa que sobre la obtención del título de Doctor establecen tanto el Real Decreto 99/2011, de 28 de enero, por el que se regulan las enseñanzas oficiales de doctorado, como las normas universitarias al respecto.
- Senate, vote 1009 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.