19 December 2018, in the Senate
Motion urging the Government to issue a Royal Decree declaring that a situation of interest for national security exists in Catalonia.
More votes in favour 144 yes · 96 no · 1 abst.More votes in favour: 144 yes and 96 no, a margin of 48. 1 abstention 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 1003 of sitting 51· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
144 in favour, 96 against. 1 abstention and 1 did not vote. 7 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 2 yes · 1 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Alicante/Alacant Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 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 No data
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 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 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 · 4 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 More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 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 More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- 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 3 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 No data
- 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 2 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Popular. Against, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco, Mixto, GPN and Podemos.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 6 | 6 against |
| Socialista | 59 | 59 against |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 against |
| Mixto | 9 | 4 in favour · 5 against |
| GPN | 5 | 1 in favour · 4 against |
| Podemos | 17 | 1 in favour · 16 against |
| Popular | 140 | 138 in favour · 1 abst. · 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 dictar un Real Decreto que declare que en Cataluña existe una situación de interés para la seguridad nacional.
- Senate, vote 1003 of sitting 51
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.