20 February 2018, in the Senate
Motion by which the Government is urged to initiate the process of accession to the Convention adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on 26 November 1968, on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
More votes against 45 yes · 145 no · 57 abst.More votes against: 145 no and 45 yes, a margin of 100. 57 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 31· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
45 in favour, 145 against. 57 abstentions. 5 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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- A Coruña More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- 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 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Badajoz More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Cádiz More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Cantabria More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huelva More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Huesca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Illes Balears More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- La Rioja More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Las Palmas More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- León More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Madrid More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Málaga More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Pontevedra Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Segovia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Sevilla Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- 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 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Esquerra, Vasco, Mixto, GPN and Podemos. Against, most of Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 12 | 12 in favour |
| Socialista | 54 | 54 abst. |
| Vasco | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Mixto | 9 | 4 in favour · 2 against · 3 abst. |
| GPN | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Podemos | 18 | 18 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 iniciar el proceso de adhesión a la Convención adoptada por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el 26 de noviembre de 1968, sobre la imprescriptibilidad de los crímenes de guerra y de los crímenes de lesa humanidad.
- Senate, vote 1000 of sitting 31
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.