26 September 2017, in the Senate
Motion calling on the Government to adopt certain measures to properly guarantee the non-confessional nature of the State provided for in Article 16.3 of the Constitution.
More votes against 87 yes · 145 no · 8 abst.More votes against: 145 no and 87 yes, a margin of 58. 8 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 22· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
87 in favour, 145 against. 8 abstentions. 3 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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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 · 1 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 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 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 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 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona No data
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 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 · 2 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- León More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Lleida No data
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Madrid Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 1 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 · 1 abst.
- 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 More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- 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 More votes against 1 yes · 2 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 Socialista, Mixto and Podemos. Against, most of Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 61 | 61 in favour |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 abst. |
| Mixto | 9 | 6 in favour · 2 against · 1 abst. |
| GPN | 1 | 1 abst. |
| Podemos | 20 | 20 in favour |
| Popular | 143 | 143 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 garantizar adecuadamente la aconfesionalidad del Estado prevista en el artículo 16.3 de la Constitución.
- Senate, vote 1000 of sitting 22
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.