10 May 2017, in the Senate

Motion urging the Government to promote the necessary measures to formalize the Spanish candidacy to host the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the city of Barcelona.

More votes in favour 236 yes · 2 no · 15 abst.

More votes in favour: 236 yes and 2 no, a margin of 234. 15 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 1002 of sitting 16· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

236 in favour, 2 against. 15 abstentions. 7 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco, Mixto and Popular.

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Esquerra	12	12 in favour
Socialista	60	60 in favour
Vasco	5	5 in favour
Mixto	17	14 in favour · 2 against · 1 abst.
Podemos	18	4 in favour · 14 abst.
Popular	141	141 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 impulsar las medidas necesarias para formalizar la candidatura española para albergar la sede de la Agencia Europea del Medicamento (EMA), en la ciudad de Barcelona.

Senate, vote 1002 of sitting 16
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.

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Motion urging the Government to promote the necessary measures to formalize the Spanish candidacy to host the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the city of Barcelona. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original

Who voted how?

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How did each group vote?

Where does all this come from?

Motion urging the Government to promote the necessary measures to formalize the Spanish candidacy to host the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the city of Barcelona.